Tsifteteli ✨️ The modern Greek dance Tsifteteli/ (τσιφτετέλι) , can easily be assumed to be of Turkish or Eastern origin, as the name tsifteteli comes from Turkish, but many claim that it also has links to an ancient Greek dance. The ancient Greek dance Kordax. It is described in Aristophanes’ comic plays as a sexual, almost vulgar dance that involves hip gyrations. Other ancient authors have also described the dance, which was considered highly sexual, and often those performing it wore masks.