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Dabke is a traditional dance where several people are connected in one line and perform organized movements for a certain time. It can take two hours or more. | * Dabke is a traditional dance where several people are connected in one line and perform organized movements for a certain time. It can take two hours or more. | ||
Dabke is a way of expressing joy and happiness for Arabs. | * Dabke is a way of expressing joy and happiness for Arabs. | ||
When a person graduates or gets married, it is better to do Dabke so that the party will not be boring and cold. | * When a person graduates or gets married, it is better to do Dabke so that the party will not be boring and cold. | ||
Not all Arabs can to Dabke, it only exists in certain parts of the Middle East such as Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. | * Not all Arabs can to Dabke, it only exists in certain parts of the Middle East such as Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. It is rare to see it in the Gulf countries or in South Africa which have their own way of dancing. | ||
==Lebanese Dabke== | ==Lebanese Dabke== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGN2uWS2iKs</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGN2uWS2iKs</youtube> | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 3 March 2022
The Dabke (Arabic: دبکة, "kick") is a type of male folk dance known in the Levant, with several regional versions. It is a line group dance where the dancers hold hands and strike the ground hard. It is most often danced at weddings, banquets and occasional parties.
- Dabke is a traditional dance where several people are connected in one line and perform organized movements for a certain time. It can take two hours or more.
- Dabke is a way of expressing joy and happiness for Arabs.
- When a person graduates or gets married, it is better to do Dabke so that the party will not be boring and cold.
- Not all Arabs can to Dabke, it only exists in certain parts of the Middle East such as Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. It is rare to see it in the Gulf countries or in South Africa which have their own way of dancing.