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Dabke (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Dabke (also transliterated from the Arabic as debke, ""dabka,"" and dabkeh) is the traditional folk dance of the Levant, going back generations, and is also the national dance of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, it's found also in Iraq but with a different name (Chobi). |
 | | 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 rhythym, emphasizing their connection to their land. |
 | | Dabke was popularized and modernized during the Twentieth Century by Lebanese composers Assi and Mansour Rahbani and singers like Zaki Nassif, Fairuz, Wadih el Safi, and Nasri Shamseddine and sooner bye Wafik Habib and Ali el Dik, all who performed at the legendary Baalbek Festival. |
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