race ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Greece . ▁ ▁Pont us ▁ ▁Pont ic ▁music ▁retain s ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁trad itions ▁of ▁ancient ▁Greece , ▁By z antine ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁C au cas us . ▁ ▁The ▁prime ▁instruments ▁in ▁Pont ic ▁music ▁are ▁the ▁Pont ic ▁ly ra , ▁which ▁has ▁orig ins ▁in ▁By z antine ▁times ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁related ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁By z antine ▁ly ra ▁and ▁C ret an ▁ly ra . ▁They ▁are ▁used ▁also ▁other ▁bow ed ▁musical ▁instrument ▁from ▁the ▁West , ▁like ▁the ▁Kit ▁viol in ▁and ▁Reb ec . ▁Other ▁instruments ▁include ▁drums , ▁l ute , ▁ask om and ou ra ▁( a ▁type ▁of ▁bag pipe ), ▁dav ul ▁and ▁a ulos . ▁Fol k ▁d ances ▁from ▁Pont us ▁include ▁the ▁at s ia pat , ▁di pat , ▁t ik , ▁t ik ▁di pl on , ▁trom ak ton , ▁Pont ia ki ▁ser ra , ▁ik os ien a , ▁try g ona ▁and ▁ts est os . ▁ ▁Constantin ople ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁known ▁Greek ▁dance ▁and ▁rh ythm ▁is ▁has ap ik os . ▁It ▁is ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁as ▁a ▁battle ▁m ime ▁with ▁s words , ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁By z antine ▁military . ▁In ▁Greek ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁ μ α κ ε λ λ ά ρ ι ος ▁ χ ο ρ ό ς ▁( m ak ell arios ▁hor os