Hail the Greek Goddesses! I like Sedonia, have learned the Turkish rhythm chifteteli is an 8/4 beat. Here in the States it is usually played slowly. During the cabaret shows of the 60's and 70's, the chifteteli rhythm was part of the taqsim portion of the dancer's show. Now I've watched Chryssanthi's clip and I'm trying to understand the difference.
InChryssanthi's article tsifteteli is the Greek form of bellydance, but does the dance use different rhythms? Would you say that tsifeteli, is a performance style dance or a dance seen by the everyday folk? In the clip seonia poted, is the rhythm and dnace style most American dance students were most familiar with.
Yasmine
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