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Dabke (Arabic: دبكة also spelled dabka, dabki, dubki, dabkeh, plural dabkaat) [1] is a Levantine folk dance, [2] [3] particularly popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Syrian communities. [4] Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other
Dabke (Arabic: دبكة), is a Levantine folk dance event forming part of the shared sociocultural landscape of Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. [34] Twice, Dabke was made into a fixed canon of movement patterns and steps which, through repeated execution, served to consolidate behavioral norms and cultural meanings. [35]
The people in Irkay are known for their continuous cultural activities. Some of these activities include, going down to the river every 3rd week in August and have a picnic where all the residents sing and dance the traditional Lebanese dabke, after enjoying a feast finishing off the traditional Lebanese folklore. Dabke was practiced as well in ...
The mijwiz is most popular today in the Levant (Lebanon, Syria and Jordan). Many popular folk songs either include the mijwiz on recordings, or include the instrument's name in the song's lyrics. One example is the famous Lebanese dabke song "Jeeb el Mijwiz ya Abboud" (Arabic: جيب المجوز يا عبّود ) by the singer Sabah.
Shamstep is a Levantine genre of electronic dance music that combines the traditional forms of Dabke music with electronic instruments. 'Sham' is the Arabic name for the region of Greater Syria, Syria-Palestine or the Levant. The term 'Shamstep' was coined by the Jordanian-Palestinian band 47Soul to describe their music. [1] [2] [3]
The traditional dances of the Middle East (Arabic: رقص شرق أوسطي) (also known as Oriental dance) span a large variety of folk traditions throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. For detailed information on specific dances of the region, see the main entries as follows:
Dabke is not general Levantine dance, since you want to include Israel and other countries in the Levant. It’s specifically a Levantine Arab dance specific to: Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan The word and history is specific to those countries. What other countries and groups of people call their circle line dances is irrelevant.
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