Since Greek Tsifteteli had been brought to Greece by the Greeks of Smyrna, this means from Turkey, it is almost the same like the traditional Turkish Chifteteli, especially when danced as a folklore/social dance. The Tsifteteli of today is changing, because of stronger Arabian and Western influences (Shakira for example. You'll see more young girls dancing like Shakira than dancing traditional Tsifteteli in the bouzoukia clubs today). But also in Turkey belly dance is changing. That's why I believe that it is no problem to dance Oriental dance with modern Greek and modern Turkish belly dance music, but it is a problem to do so with traditional belly dance music of both countries (I mean for foreigners).
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Oriental dancer and instructor of Greek origin, living in Germany
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