Dabke

Men dancing dabke in Al-Bireh , West Bank Dabke ( Arabic : دبكة ; also transliterated dabka , and dabkeh ) is the most popular Arab folk dance in Palestine , Jordan , Lebanon , and Syria . It is also danced in parts of Egypt , Iraq , and Saudi Arabia . A line dance , it is widely performed at weddings and joyous occasions. The leader of the dabke heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers. Dabke in Arabic is literally "stamping of the feet." The leader, called raas ("head") or lawweeh ("waver"), is allowed to improvise on the type of dabke . The leader twirls a handkerchief or string of beads known as a masbha (similar to a rosary), while the rest of the dancers keep the rhythm. The dancers also use vocalizations to show energy and keep up the beat. The dabke leader is supposed to be like a tree, with arms in the air, a proud and upright trunk, and feet that stomp the ground in rhythm. At weddings, the singer begins with a mawwal . The raas or lawweeh takes the lead. Everyone does a basic 1-2-3 step before the song kicks in. At weddings, the dance is sometimes performed by a professional troupe dressed in costume. The dabke was popularized in the 20th century by the Lebanese composers Assi and Mansour Rahbani and singers like Zaki Nassif, Fairuz , Wadih el Safi, and Nasri Shamseddine . Lebanon's most famous dabke troupe was the Firkat el Arz. Other troupes today include Ibdaa, Sareyyet Ramallah, and El-Funoun.

Men dancing dabke in Al-Bireh , West Bank The Levant, Birthplace of the Dabke Dabke ( ) is a modern Levantine Arab folk circle dance of possible Canaanite or Phoenician origin. It is a dance from Lebanon , Syria , Jordan , and Palestine . It is a form of both circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and joyous occasions. The line forms from right to left. The leader of the dabke heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers. In English, its name is also transliterated Dabka (In Meranau language) ,"dabki", "dabkeh", "debke", "debkah", "debki", "debka".

Dabke ( also spelled Dabka, Dubki, Dabkeh, plural Dabkaat) is a native Levantine folk dance performed by the Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Palestinians, northwestern Iraqis, Arab minorities of Turkey and Egyptians in the Sinai Peninsula. Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. The line forms from right to left and leader of the dabke heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers. In English, it can be transcribed as dabka , dabki , dabkeh . Young American Muslims: Dynamics of Identity . York, Museum of the City of New (2002). Peoples of Western Asia . Hunts' guide to southeast Michigan . Canadian Palestinian Association in Manitoba .

Levantine folk dance For the film, see Dabka (film) . Dabke ( also spelled dabka , dubki , dabkeh , plural dabkaat ) is a Levantine Arab folk dance , popular in Lebanon , Syria , Jordan and Iraq . Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. The line forms from right to left and the leader of the dabke heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers. In English, it can be transcribed as dabka , dabki , dabkeh . Young American Muslims: Dynamics of Identity . York, Museum of the City of New (2002). Peoples of Western Asia . Canadian Palestinian Association in Manitoba .