Greek belly dancing in the Plaka, Athens- Part 1

[NavyAerographer]

hmm..not really belly dancing :-/

[katherinegrig]

αυτό δεν είναι χορεύτρια ελληνικά

[sumanadream]

yawner

[poonunie]

proud greek:) but turkish people cant dance like us..

[Megarafan123]

I'm Proud to be Greek

Greek pride <3 <3 <3

my heritage has such great music

[Akazome97]

I like this music =) But yes, it's a bit too borinq^^

[kraols]

i really lke the music,bt this dance is litle bit boring... it's more waving this scarf and dancing around than bellydancing... :P

[Pushkin62]

Makes it very exotic doesn't it?

[PassionoLvrsis4Death]

@kraols but it's only part one. The other parts are really nice. At least I think so.

[MAXIMILIANVS]

Its greek dance too, especialy its anatolia greek dance, and greeks knew it since antiquity when greek women danced it for glory of the goddes. Its folk greek style called tsifteteli.

[PearlLasky]

The Tschifteteli is actually Turkish but since the wars had gone on so long the Greeks had adopted it in a certain way but had ignored the traditional beat [one and two and three and one two three]. And turned it into something uniquely their own which they kept calling a Tschifteteli. The instruments are also tuned differently.

[MAXIMILIANVS]

origins of belly dance is ot turkish, coz turkish people arent autochtonous of Anatolia. This dance is from ancient Perzia and Greece. Ancient greek women danced it too for womens goddes. Ancient Greeks had a bit "oriental" culture since mycenian times, you can see it on archaic statues and music was same.

[MAXIMILIANVS]

and yes this song is greek its called "Zaira" i actually can sing all this song, its old greek folk song. Zaira tha se klepso kamia vradia......

[dajaSef]

another proof that greeks are Ethiopians

[majortom51970]

Well, belly dancing is not traditional to Greece at all. It's Arab or Turkish if I am not mistaken. There is not a single folk song in Greece accompanied by belly dancing. You can find belly dancing in Greece - I am sure you can find it in Australia, too- but it's not traditional at all.

[zeus72385]

No one knows the true origin of belly dancing, though it may be as old as woman herself. Primitive rock engravings of fertility dances date back as far as 15,000 B.C. Women in positions resembling the belly dance appear in Egyptian tomb paintings (5,000 B.C.) and in ancient Greek and Indian sculpture. Ritual dances of high priestesses of many ancient civilizations were probably some form of belly dance. Many countries have claimed the belly dance as their own.

[zeus72385]

Many countries have claimed the belly dance as their own. Certainly it has origins in the Middle Eastern cultures, with different styles from Arabia, Turkey, Greece and Iran. So according to this information, if you know your history, Greek history has much to do with the middle east. I say modern belly dance is a fusion of Greek, Persian, and Arabic cultures, so you cannot say the dance is from one particular culture. Therefore it is part of Greek tradition.

[majortom51970]

The music of ancient Greece (pre-Alexander) was already with one foot in Europe and one in the near east. Alexander's campaigns increased the cultural interactions between Greece and the middle and near east. But when it comes to belly dancing in particular, I am not aware of any evidence relating it to Greek tradition whatsoever. If you have any reliable references from the scientific literature, I would be glad to know them.

[angeldark1991]

maaan she is so boring!!!!!!!and you call that belly dancing???shes just moving her hands!!!

[MARIJAundBILL]

lol i was there : ))) she is awesome!!!

[Templarium]

I am sure it is the same dancer, but it is not the same time. Notice how the top of the costume has different colors in the videos.

[Pushkin62]

When I go to Turkey in October, I'll upload another video of Turkish belly dancing.

[Templarium]

does anyone know the name of the piece she is dancing to?

[kouklitsa75]

it's called "Zaira"

[Templarium]

How do you know? Are you greek?

[kouklitsa75]

I am Greek, and I've heard the song in Greek. If it's originally in another language, then I don't know. But in Greek, it's called "Zaira"

[Templarium]

You're totally right. Any chance to get an instrumental version of this song?

[bebop54]

please check out aisha for greek belly dancing .....

[bebop54]

this is not a greek dancer ....

[Pushkin62]

This was taken in a tavern in the Plaka in Athens. I agree that she may not be Greek.

[bebop54]

many foreigners take jobs in 'plaka' as it' is very touristic .....

nearby many big hotels also w/ this kind of show .....

it's hilarious , really ...

some great spots in plaka ...

[Pushkin62]

Yes, I am aware that taverns in the Plaka are very touristic. I will be going to Istanbul in October this year so I will have the chance to watch another belly dancing show and see the difference.

[vlakamalaka93]

even if she no greek, still good dancing and even better bouzouki! poli wraio!

[Pushkin62]

I think that the veil is part of the Greek-Turkish belly dancing costume.

[htebal]

Too much veil and not enough dancing... she turns so much that I feel dizzy. She needs to balance things so the audience will not get bored. Nice costume!

[bebop54]

yes ...lol....absolutely

[Pushkin62]

Indeed she is very versatile and nubile. Look at the way she balances herself.

[iheartmoodi]

oh my gosh she is concerntrating soooo much!

you can see it really bad she should look at the audience more. she looks very beautiful though