dance, so i can tell you who you are: dance as a means of identification and differentiation

The research field of this paper is the region of greek thrace and in particular the region of northern evros, which is a multicultural region, as various ethno-cultural groups live in it. the most main dance in the repertoire of this region is the zonaradikos, which has proven to be a means of identifying the various ethno-cultural groups, but also a means of differentiation. the aim of this paper is to study identity issues. in particular, this paper tries to investigate how the zonaradikos dance acts in the ethno-cultural groups that live in the area of didymoteicho evros in greece. from the data analysis was confirmed the opinion that dance is a embodied language, which the residents of didymoteicho use to communicate with others and to project their identity.