Thehasapiko (Greek:χασάπικο,pronounced[xaˈsapiko], meaning “the butcher's [dance]”) is aGreek folk dance fromConstantinople. The dance originated in theMiddle Ages as a battlemime with swords performed by theGreek butchers' guild, which adopted it from the military of theByzantine era.^[1] InConstantinople during theByzantine times, it was called in Greek μακελλάρικος χορός (makellárikos horós,"butcher's dance", from μακελλάριος “butcher”). SomeGreeks, however, reserve the latter term only for the fast version of the dance.

The slow version of the dance is called χασάπικο βαρύ / χασάπικος βαρύς (hasapiko varyorhasapikos varys,"heavyhasapiko") and generally employs a⁴
₄ meter.^[2] The fast version of the dance uses a²
₄ meter. It is variously called γρήγορο χασάπικο (grigoro hasapiko, "fasthasapiko") or χασαποσέρβικο (hasaposerviko),^[2] the last two terms in reference toSerbian and other Balkan influences on this version of the dance. The fast version is also called μακελλάριος χορός (makellarios horos),^{[citation needed]}

Sirtaki, themodern staple Greek dance, is a relatively new, choreographed dance, based on hasapiko.^[2]

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