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Story: Greeks – the Hellenic community

Cypriot dancing exhibition

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Cypriot dancing exhibition

Music and dance are ways in which Greek people express their celebration of life. These young Cypriots demonstrate traditional dance in Hania Street, Wellington, in 1990.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Greek Orthodox Community of Wellington and Suburbs Collection (PAColl 4924)

Reference: 1/2-179740; F

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Nancy Swarbrick, Greeks – the Hellenic community – Settlement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/148/cypriot-dancing-exhibition (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.