"Zorba's dance" and later called Sirtaki, has become a popular cliché of Greek dance. Zorba is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. It is now commonly played and … The film's music by Mikis Theodorakis, especially the main song, Zorbas, is well known in popular culture.

The song featured in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, for which Theodorakis wrote the soundtrack, and became popular around the world. " Zorbas " (or more commonly, " Zorba's Dance ") is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis.