Tsamikos men's dance is one of the proudest Greek traditional dances.

It is considered, like Syrtos Kalamatianos, a pan-Hellenic dance because it is danced in most parts of Greece.
 

The etymology of the word comes from the word tsami, which means "tall", and refers metaphorically to the proud stature that the dancers traditionally have, since "tsami" is called the fir or pine in some areas.

Depending on the area, we meet different forms of Tsamikos, by 8, 12, 14, and 16 steps. In the mountains of Roumeli, for example, they prefer the 8 steps, while in the Peloponnese, on the other hand, they dance with it by 14.
 

In many cases, the one who drags the dance dances on the spot while improvising, making jumps, scissors, and turns, thus showing his valor and dancing skills.
 

When the first one improvises by performing figures, the other dancers follow with the steps of the area or by repeating the first 2 steps of the tsamiko, in the direction of the circle.
 

In contrast to Epirus, the movements of the Peloponnesian dancers were more liberated, with leaps, etc., while in Epirus, the slow, heavy-pressure step prevailed.