Dabke, a traditional folk dance, is an integral part of Jordanian weddings. The lively dance, which involves synchronized steps and rhythmic clapping, brings people together in a celebration of joy ...
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The energetic tempo, the stomping, and the ancient traditions. Dabke has a lot in common with various African dances, so Palestinian choreographer Sharaf DarZaid decided ...
Zvi Gotheiner was sitting in a Lebanese restaurant in Stockholm a few years ago when his partner started dancing a simple line dance – the dabke, it was called – with the owner of the restaurant. The ...
The sound of synchronized stomps filled Parkes Hall 122 during the Middle Eastern North African Student Association’s Dabke dance workshop Monday evening. The event doubled as a fundraiser, with entry ...
As the beat of a heavy drum rings inside a practice room at the University of Washington, members of the Jafra Dabke Team, a Seattle-based Palestinian dance group, kick their legs and fiercely stomp ...