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    Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    So I'm teaming up with a Greek musician to appear in a music video. Yay! The song is a rock & roll interpretation of an old rembetika song, with a fast chifti rhythm.

    Anyone have any favorite Greek belly dance videos to share, particularly fast chiftis? I'm hungry for inspiration. Feed me! Om nom nom nom.....g.:

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    sorry, the computer farted an dposted this twice! .w.:
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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    Well, I love Melina (and especially her outfit in this vid!) for her energy and her crazy kicks. Not a great quality video, but youtube is youtube. You hardly need inspiration Satin, you amazing dancer you! ..g.:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe3RT_vKTD8]YouTube - Melina of Daughters of Rhea Belly Dances in Greece[/ame]

    Also:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkPUZamGTUg&feature=related]YouTube - Melina's 'Manouche' style Improv Solo BellyPalooza 07[/ame]

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxm3-bg_ZeU]YouTube - Naima, Detroit Belly Dancer, Vintage Live Greek Belly Dancing[/ame]

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywqSRPv4MCg]YouTube - Aida best belly dancer ever[/ame]

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    Maria Aya should be able to help you with this too. In my own collection, I don't have any fast chiiftis, unfortunately. I knew Norma would have something, however.

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    I will have one recorded for you this weekend while I am at Zorbas...Dimitrios plays I think 100miles an hour. ;)

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    wow aida is fantastic

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    Hello,

    I don't know if you have searched under this spelling or not "tsifteteli" but it will bring up other videos. This is the Greek/English (is that even such a thing?) spelling. Also, I would ask Maria Aya and Chryssanthani Sahar b/c they are both Greek too.

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    Eddie Kochak has a fast chifti - it's not very long, then it is followed by a slow on. It's on his Strictly Bellydance No. 6. Also, the Fast Bellydance Rhythms has somewhat faster chiftis too. That CD is produced by Ron Wagner. I don't have the CD in front of me but if you google that information, it might come up. As far as Greek Bellydancing, I've fused some Greek steps with Arabic but I've seen better dancers than me do some strictly Arabic dance to Greek songs and pull it off just fine.

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    Oh, wow. Aida is amazing!

    I was wondering what sets Greek BD apart from other styles, aside from the fact that it always seems to have a grounded, energetic feel. Are there any trademark steps or moves that are especially common in Greek BD?

    Dilek, I can't wait to see your clip. Your Turkish and Greek stuff has been an enormous inspiration to me lately ..g.:

    This is going to be an interesting project for me. The song is a chifti, but with a crunchy, almost metal sound. Kinda like System of a Down meets George Abdo. So I'll have to tap into my inner fusionista, which is kinda exciting. And we'll see how well I take direction

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    http://www.bhuz.com/forum/belly-danc...ellydance.html

    This thread has a lot of info on it about Greek bellydance.

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    Re: Inspire Me With Some Fast Greek Chifti Clips

    Oh, wow! How did I miss that? ..l;,

    Looks like I've got some serious reading material to keep me busy. Thanks ..g.:

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