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[Natty]

Examples of very traditional Greek Tsifteteli (Belly dance)...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CfLDH3UJHzs

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RVi-Brs2A ... re=related

(Again for some reason it won't let me post the videos on the forum, I must be doing something wrong, but I can't think what...Hmmm... )

loved then natty! thanks for sharing!

Glad you enjoyed them GG, I thought they'd be your cup of tea..

[Natty]

Examples of very traditional Greek Tsifteteli (Belly dance)...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CfLDH3UJHzs

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RVi-Brs2A ... re=related

(Again for some reason it won't let me post the videos on the forum, I must be doing something wrong, but I can't think what...Hmmm... )

The first lady was OK. But Chryssanthi Sahar in the second video is EXCELLENT!!! She was the one who I was talking about when I said I know some fabulous ladies in Greece in my coments above. Her and another dancer from Greece, Maria Aya are super belly dancers. Chryssanthi can dance a killer Ciftetelli while Maria is a great Arabic style dancer....

Since you put up Chryssanthi, I'll post a fabulous video of Maria...she made this video for a male dancer after joking about doing a Kitchen Baldadi (a kitchen belly dance). It started off as a joke but I think she did a fabulous job of it and I absolutely love this video.

She's brilliant TC, I have to say I do prefer belly dancers who are a little bit more subtle in their movements...

I love Chryssanthi, not only because she dances a great tsiftetelli but because she also dances a mean Zembekiko!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JQgog_OL0_8

Opas!

[Natty]

Seen Egyptioan belly dancers, with the full quivering flesh thing, and it was part of family entertainment in Egypt. Belly dancers would be invited to dance at family occasions like weddings etc.

Tsifteteli, the Greek/ Turkish version of belly dancing is OK if women are dancing together or alone. As soon as guys join in it spoils it. Men look so dumb trying to shake parts of the body they do not possess!

In Greece the belly dancers who come out in clubs to do a dance around are almost always non Greek. And the most renowned teacher here is American and in her 60s. If you want her name and address GG I can try and get it for you.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BGTULYZMrSk

A bit like this Nikitas?

Although this guy is definately shaking something...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S66SRditC4w