antikristos

{{Short description|Type of dance}}

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Antikristos or Antikrystós ({{langx|el|αντικρυστός χορός}}) is a dance of Greek origin.{{cite book |last1=Rechberger |first1=Herman |title=Balkania: Rhythms in songs and dances from Albania, Bulgaria, The Republic of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia |date=2018 |publisher=Fennica Gehrman |isbn=9789525489279 |page=97}} “Aντικρυστός” in Greek language refers to the verb αντικρύζω “be across, opposite, face-to-face” (from Ancient Greek ἀντικρύ “vis-à-vis, face-to-face”). It is also known in Armenia. Antikristos has similarities with the karsilamas dance. It is danced in couples.{{cite journal |author1=Asterios Patsiaouras |author2=Xatzigianis Efstathios |author3=Garyfallos Anagnostou |title=Reasons for Participation in Traditional Cypriot Dances |journal=Facta Universitatis |date=2012 |volume=10 |issue=1 |page=40 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Garyfallos-Anagnostou/publication/278726699_REASONS_FOR_PARTICIPATION_IN_TRADITIONAL_CYPRIOT_DANCES/links/55844d5408ae7bc2f4482f05/REASONS-FOR-PARTICIPATION-IN-TRADITIONAL-CYPRIOT-DANCES.pdf |publisher=University of Thessaly, Greece}}