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Athan Karras (September 27, 1927 – February 12, 2010) was a Greek-born American dancer, instructor and actor.
Karras was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He came to the United States when he was about 12. After serving in the Coast Guard, he studied theater and dance at New York University and eventually joined the Greek National Theater and the Parthenon Dancers, one of the premier Greek Folk Dance troops.
In the early 1960s, he founded the Intersection Folk Dance Center in Los Angeles.
For 25 years, Karras taught Greek culture and dance at Loyola Marymount University. He was the U.S. coordinator for Mazoxi, an annual Greek dance conference held on Crete. He also appeared in about 20 films and television projects, staged a number of Greek-language plays in Los Angeles and produced folklore programs and events throughout North America.
Karras died on February 12, 2010 at Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, California of complications from coronary artery bypass surgery.
A very rare clip with Mr. Karras performing a Warrior's Dance. Overview New York Times Review Cast, Credits & Awards Dark Odyssey (1957, 1961) June 26, 1961 Screen: 'Dark Odyssey':Low-Cost Drama Has Premiere at Cameo, N.Y.C. HOWARD THOMPSON. Published: June 26, 1961 WILLIAM KYRIAKYS and Radley Metzger, a new young writer-director-producer team, rate an A for effort and a solid B for their first feature, "Dark Odyssey." Shot here in New York on a shoestring budget, with a small cast of unfamiliar faces, this thoughtful, unpretentious and creatively turned little drama (co-written with James Vlamos) describes the local vendetta of a young Greek sailor who jumps ship and finds shelter with a Greek-American family and a compassionate girl. Presented by Era K M Films (the n...
1964 Episode #2 Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men. The colonel is very unconventional, angry and acts like a loose cannon. The colonel hails from DISTOMO: a small farming village at a stone's throw from the sea, on the road leading from Athens to Delphi, where a brutal massacre was purpetrated by the Nazi occupying forces. An SS division's so-called "expiatory measure" resulted in the extermination of 218 villagers: women, men, elderly people, toddlers, and babies as a retaliation to a partisan attack in the vicinity that claimed the lives of 20 Nazi soldiers. See the documentary "A SONG FOR ARGYRIS". http://www.fontanafilm.ch/DOKFILME/argyris/synopsis_e.html
1964 Episode #2 Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men. The colonel is very unconventional, angry and acts like a loose cannon. The colonel hails from DISTOMO: a small farming village at a stone's throw from the sea, on the road leading from Athens to Delphi, where a brutal massacre was purpetrated by the Nazi occupying forces. An SS division's so-called "expiatory measure" resulted in the extermination of 218 villagers: women, men, elderly people, toddlers, and babies as a retaliation to a partisan attack in the vicinity that claimed the lives of 20 Nazi soldiers. See the documentary "A SONG FOR ARGYRIS". http://www.fontanafilm.ch/DOKFILME/argyris/synopsis_e.html (more) (less)
1964 Episode #2 Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men. The colonel is very unconventional, angry and acts like a loose cannon. The colonel hails from DISTOMO: a small farming village at a stone's throw from the sea, on the road leading from Athens to Delphi, where a brutal massacre was purpetrated by the Nazi occupying forces. An SS division's so-called "expiatory measure" resulted in the extermination of 218 villagers: women, men, elderly people, toddlers, and babies as a retaliation to a partisan attack in the vicinity that claimed the lives of 20 Nazi soldiers. See the documentary "A SONG FOR ARGYRIS". http://www.fontanafilm.ch/DOKFILME/argyris/synopsis_e.html
A sample clip from Athans instructional DVD "Greek Dancing with Athan Karras"
Athan Karras in the popular TV Series Divorce Court
Athan Karras performs a remarkable tsamiko from the 1954 Greek American film Dark Odyssey, in which he stars as Yiannis Martakis, out to avenge the dishonouring of his sister. See film in full here: http://youtu.be/xWiur0tPCmE. Also, for more information on film, go here: http://hellenicantidote.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/dark-odyssey.html
1963 Episode Saunders and his men are welcomed into a French village by crowds of cheering French citizens, happy to be liberated. But then a sniper claims the lives of a new guy to the squad. The men fan out and search for the sniper, who seems to disappear. Not only do the men not find him but they fail to find the gun he has stashed, despite the fact he didn't hide it very far from where the shots came from (about three feet). Saunders and his men search the town and question local civilians who might be Germans in disguise. They get nowhere and another new guy to the squad is shot and killed. The Lieutenant puts pressure on Saunders to find the sniper. A convoy is coming through soon and it could really wreck havoc. All sound pretty good? It is. But then here's the big problem: th...
University of Illinois Fighting Illini football offensive lineman Ted Karras' interview on Monday, October 29, 2012.
Coach Ted Karras Jr. has brought a football program that didn't exist 7 years ago to an NAIA National Championship in 2012. Join Coach Albaugh as he takes a look around the football facilities and talks to Ted Karras Jr. about building a winning tradition. For more in depth content on coaching football go to http://www.chiefpigskin.com
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Nick Athan has been covering the NFL and NFL prospects for years. He's seen what players have to sacrifice to make the jump to the next level, and here he talks about why he chose to be a part of MLFB. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/majorleaguefootball/ Website: http://www.mlfb.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLFBofficial *MLFB is a publicly traded company. Stock symbol is MLFB
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University of Illinois Fighting Illini football quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase talks about being named Big Ten Player of the Week and the upcoming Illini game against Cincinnati - Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Illini Gameday Central: http://bit.ly/IlliniGameDay
University of Illinois Fighting Illini football quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase's interview on Monday, October 29, 2012.
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