Dances from Corfu
 

 

Rougha is a wedding dance from the island of Corfu. The lonian islands had close connections with Venice and the Italian influence is seen in their music and dances.
 
 

 

The dance is led by the bride but then the groom takes her and the best man leads away her friends.
 
 

Panohoritikos is a lively barn dance that shows the western european influence in the Ionian island dances.
 
 

 
 

 

Costumes: Women - Corfu; Men - Vraka