RHYTHM AND DANCE IN CRETE
Enter the world of Greek dances
Extras
Dates 2025
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Workshop Weeks
05/05 - 09/05 15/09 - 19/09
12/05 - 16/05 22/09 - 26/09
02/06 - 06/06 29/09 - 03/10
09/06 - 13/06 06/10 - 10/10
14/07 - 18/07 and 21/07 - 25/07
July special: Flamenco, Lindy Hop and Classical Ballet crash courses
Individual or group classes on demand
Extra activities include small & larger excursions, visits to traditional feasts, music evenings in House Kavouri or in traditional taverns.
Upon request and availablility, extra classes in percussion instruments and "Body Percussion", or advanced dance classes may be organized.
Activities:
- Dance:
we organize our classes in periods of the year which offer wide possibilities for visits to taverns or Panigyri (Traditional Feasts) with live music in the villages of the region, for experiencing traditional dancing in its natural context.
- Music evenings:
we sometimes invite local musicians to "House Kavouri", for a real private traditional evening, with music and dance!
The detailed schedule of these activities will depend on actual opportunities of the period, and on the interests and wishes of the group, and will be planned accordingly.
Examples of average costs of excursions (depending on the number of participants):
- Rethymnon (35 km) 6-8 €/Person
- Heraklion (113 km) 20-25 €/Person
- Chania (91 km) 14-17 €/Person
Costs for other trips are always calculated according to distance and number of participants.
​Extra classes:

Team classes:
- Percussion ensemble: Greek traditional instruments and dance rhythms.
with Simone Mongelli
In this team class you will learn how to play on real traditional percussion instruments the rhythms of the dances you learn every morning, and share with the others the pleasure of playing music together.
Basic technique, informations on the instruments, polyrhythm and a lot of fun!
- Advanced dance steps: complex figures, improvisation.
with Isabella Muellenbach
In this class you will improve your skills in dancing, learning the most complicated steps and choreographies and how to use your own fantasy, in order to become a truly experienced performer in Greek traditional dances!
- Body percussion ensemble: how to make real music using exclusively your body!
with Simone Mongelli
In this class you will go deeper into the world of body percussion, focusing on coordination techniques, use of the voice in combination with body percussion, creation of simple and complex polyrhythms with the others, use of the space...
Individual classes:
- Greek and Mediterranean traditional p​ercussion instruments and rhythms
with Simone Mongelli
darabouka/toubeleki, bendir, defi, daouli, riqq, frame drums, small percussions, for beginners and advanced students.

The detailed schedule of all extra classes will depend on the actual number of applications.