Nizamikos

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Nizamikos is a Greek male dance of Naoussa and danced with handle of the hands with palms bent their struggles.

The Nizamikos danced every year the carnival of Naoussa called "Janissaries and Boules. It owes its name to the Nizam, Turkish armed tax collectors whom Naoussa trying to appease with this dance and glitoooun hike.

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