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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
Among the best-known of the Arab traditional dances are the belly dance, the ardah, and the dabke. [8] Traditional dancing is still popular among expatriate Arabs and has also been successfully exported to international folk dance groups all over the world. All dancers wear the traditional costume to embody the history of their culture and tell ...
The group originally focused solely on dabke, but have since expanded to include other dance styles, as well as performances that mix traditional and contemporary choreography. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] In 1986 El Funoun established the " Palestinian Folklore Day ", which is an annual celebration that happens every year on October 7 and is celebrated all ...
Snowfall blanketed Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, to kick off the new year on Jan. 1. This group of men celebrated the day by dancing and singing in the snowfall with a traditional folk dance called a "dabke."
Palestinian Dabke folk dance as performed by men. Dabke (Arabic: دبكة), is a folk dance that originates from the Levant. [13] It is popular in Palestinian culture and many other cultures in the Levant, and many troupes perform the dance throughout the world. The Dabke is marked by synchronized jumping, stamping, and movement, similar to tap ...
One of the most popular traditional dances in Jordan is dabke. This may be performed as gender-segregated or co-ed groups. This may be performed as gender-segregated or co-ed groups. The dancers line up shoulder-to-shoulder, holding hands or placing arms over the neighboring two dancers’ shoulders, then move as a group in a circle using steps ...
Israeli folk dance also includes Dabke which is a Middle Eastern dance of the Levant region (Israel, Lebanon, Syria) and is a common dance done by mainly the Arab population of Israel however is a most popular dance among Israeli youth. In Hebrew Dabke is known as דבקה "Dabka" which comes from the Arabic term meaning "stomping of feet". The ...
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: