Limassol Folklore Research Group

The Limassol Folklore Research Group was founded in Limassol in 1987, by a group of people who were involved in the tradition and folklore of our country.

The inspiration for the entire effort was Kyriakos Zittis, a well-known dance teacher and lover of the cultural events of our country.

The Group’s goals include the preservation and promotion of our cultural heritage and the creation of archives to record all issues concerning our culture, customs and traditions.

The main activity of the Group is the maintenance of a dance group that researches and presents the traditional dances of Cyprus, as well as dances from various regions of the wider Greek area.

Within a short period of time, he has created a remarkable dance group, with a rich wardrobe of traditional authentic costumes, which has successfully appeared in many performances.

The Group’s dance group has been repeatedly selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization for presentations at international exhibitions and seminars aimed at promoting Cyprus abroad.

The Group’s Dance Teacher Kyriakos Zittis was born in Limassol and has been involved in traditional dances and our traditional songs since he was a child. He plays the lute and sings.

He has taken part in traditional dance seminars in Cyprus and abroad and has been honored with the medal of the city of ENGIEN in Paris at an event for the promotion of Cyprus that this city had organized with the K.O.T.