6pm PRIMARIES
610pm ADVANCED JUNIORS
630pm INTERMEDIATES (The island of Kythira)
730pm SENIORS (Aegean Islands)
830pm INTERMEDIATES (The island of Corfu)
930pm SENIORS (The Western region of Thrace)
130pm PRIMARIES
2pm INTERMEDIATES (The island of Amorgos)
430pm SENIORS (Kefalonia)
6pm PRIMARIES
8pm SENIORS (The Southern island of Crete)
9pm SENIORS (Techno)
1230pm PRIMARIES
1pm ALL DANCE GROUPS
230pm INTERMEDIATES (The island of Kythira)
3pm SENIORS (Aegean Islands)
High school & College performers from the Grecian Odyssey Dance Troupe dance the energizing Cretan Maleviziotikos at the 2012 St Katherine Greek Festival in Melbourne, Florida. Video shot and produced by Jill Bazeley.
High school and college dancers at the 2011 St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church Festival in Melbourne, Florida execute fancy footwork as they perform the traditional Cretan Pentozali. Video shot and produced by Jill Bazeley.
The Grecian Odyssey Dancers from St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne, FL perform Issos, a traditional dance from the island of Kalymnos, at the 2014 St Katherine Greek Festival. Video shot and produced by Jill Bazeley.
Mpalos Kefalonias Dance of Kefalonia - 2012
The Grecian Odyssey Dancers are led in the lyrical Cephalonian dance “Mpalos Kefalonias” at the 2012 St Katherine Greek Festival in Melbourne, Florida. Video shot and produced by Jill Bazeley.
The Grecian Odyssey Dancers from St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne, FL perform the thoughtful Tsamiko, add a crowd-pleasing pyramid stunt to this traditional Greek dance in 2014. Video shot and produced by Jill Bazeley.
Dance troupes like the Grecian Odyssey Dancers of St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church take pride in authenticity and are deeply committed to preserving traditional culture. Their “Thraki” presentation draws from Greek, Thracian, Macedonian and Bulgarian traditions. The dancers in this video are accompanied by another playing a modern bolt-tuned version of a daouli (davul, dawul, tapan, tupan) which is a two-headed drum used prevalently in the folk music of many countries. Video shot and produced by Jill Bazeley.
The Saint Katherine Greek Festival is the oldest Food & Cultural Festival in Brevard County for over 50+ years. Held at the Church campus grounds since its start as an Easter picnic – this event has been a staple of Mediterranean culture in the County. We welcome all to attend and learn about our folk culture, our Church history, our homeland and of course enjoy our freshly prepared food!