Leros’ dances are calm, vivid or hoping. More characteristic are:
ISOS, an authentic dance of Leros, calm and gentle with a small sway.
STAVROTOS,
a very popular dance in Dodecanese islands, where dancers hold hands crisscross.
PASOUMAKI,
with many similarities to Stavrotos dance. It is danced on the foot heel.
SYRTOS
that has similarities with syrtos dance from other islands.
BALARISTOS
a vivid – hoping dance. It has its roots in Byzantium, where it was named skirtos, because it reminds of a surprise.