Chifti Telli Studies with the Alay'nya Studio

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CHIFTI TELLI - with The Alay'nya Studio

Chifti Telli Studies
Release stress with the sensual, snakey movements that you do with the "chifti telli" rhythm.!

The Basic Chifti Telli Rhythm

Count	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Rhythm	Slow	(slow-cont)	Slow	(slow-cont)	Fast	Fast	Fast
Zill Pattern*	1-2-	1-2-	1		1-2-	1-2-	1

* Zill pattern -- optional -- courtesy Anahid Sofian

Music Recommendations

Do you have a chifti that you'd like to share with others? Please send the song title, artist, and album info to Alay'nya -- alaynya (at) alaynya (dot) com. And if possible, please send a copy of the song on CD, or if it is your own release that you'd like us to publish, the whole CD. We will also be VERY HAPPY to publish weblinks so people can download your (recommended) music -- through legitimate channels only, please!

Musical Selection	Artist(s) / Album	Comments
Chifti Telli (Cuts #4, 16); 1 minute and longer	The Mogador Band;Bellydance for Fortune and Fame	Two very sweet, easy Chifti's; the first is only a minute long -- great start for Beginners!
Chift Telli (Cut #2); 2 minutes, 30 seconds	Eddie "The Sheik" Kojachak, featuring Joseph Kassab, Strictly Belly Dancing, Vol. 2	An absolutely lovely Chifti -- this was my very first choreography / performance piece, and is worth using the entire first 1-5 CD cuts just to place this Chifti into a great dance context. (We're developing choreographies to ALL first five cuts this 2007-08 season; the Chifti (Cut #2) is central to this Autumn's choreography.)
Chiftitelli (Cut #16)	Desert Wind (prod.by Alan Scott Bachman), Kali Ma	A beautiful chifti, well-situated between two faster-tempo pieces (cuts # 15 & 17); well-suited for a complete dance, highly recommended. The chifti is long enough to develop interesting and beautiful themes, whether in choreography or improvisation.

DVD/Video Recommendations

Do you have a chifti telli performance that you'd like to share with / recommend to others? This must be on a commercially available DVD/Video only, please!

Please send the DVD/VHS title, artist, producer, and cut/location of the dance, along with (if you know it, and if it is available -- the corresponding musical info) to Alay'nya -- alaynya (at) alaynya (dot) com.

If you are promoting your own DVD/VHS, I DO need a review copy in order to publish a recommendation to others that they purchase this. I WILL accept YouTube links. In ALL cases, I reserve the absolute right to publish or not publish any recommended CDs, DVDs, Videos, and/or links, at my own discretion. Please note that it may take from 3-4 weeks for me to review your selection and get it inserted into this webpage. Thank you!

Forthcoming

PHOTOS

Forthcoming - as we get them