YMCA (XANTH) Folklore Dance Group of Thessaloniki
Long-running dance section of XANTH (Thessaloniki YMCA) with a demonstration ensemble of experienced dancers plus beginner and advanced learning sections for all ages; one of the most visible non-regional Greek dance schools in Macedonia.
Syllogos model: regional dance, Pontian or island repertoire, and a community hall that doubles as diaspora living room.
External page. Check current meetings, membership, and joining details directly with the group.
Other greek folk dance & pontian groups
Living museum of Greek dance founded by Dora Stratou with Hadjidakis, Elytis and Chatzimichali; 75-strong company performs nightly in an 860-seat open-air theatre on Philopappou opposite the Acropolis and holds the country's largest folk-costume collection (~2,000 costumes).
Founding chapter of the women-led Lyceum movement that codified regional Greek folk dance and dress; the central Athens club runs 10 peripheral dance sections across Attica and welcomes 2,500+ children and young people to its dance programmes each year.
Earliest provincial Lyceum branch, set up by Katina Markou and other women of Patras two years after the Athens founding; runs traditional dance, choir and costume sections and is a fixture of the Patras Carnival cultural programme.
Thessaly chapter of the Lyceum based at Agios Onoufrios; teaches Thessalian and Pan-Hellenic dances and stages performances of Pelion and Magnesia regional repertoires.
Central-Greece Lyceum branch dedicated to preserving Roumeli (Sterea Ellada) dance and costume traditions; runs children, youth and adult dance sections plus an annual costume exhibition.
Macedonian Lyceum branch closely tied to the Genitsaroi kai Boules Naousa carnival custom; runs dance sections for children and adults and curates a Naoussa regional costume collection.