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Kostas Mitsis
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Kostas Mitsis grew up in the area of Preveza, Epirus, where traditional dance and music held a significant role in his everyday life. He has been teaching traditional folk dance in Thessaloniki, Preveza, and Athens since 1997 and performs with the Lykeion ton Ellindon of Athens.
Kostas is continuously doing research on Greek traditions in the areas of Epirus, Grevena, Konitsa, Metsovo, Mourgana, Pogoni, Preveza, Souli, Syrrako, and Zagori and among the refugees from Asia Minor in the region of Preveza.
Kostas has conducted many seminars and symposia on traditional Greek dance not only in Greece, but also in Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
He also organizes annually the biggest folk dance seminar in Greece in Preveza villages the first weekend of July