Language/Standard-arabic/Culture/Dabke-dance

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.

This is one of the ways that Arab society can express its happiness.