{"id":2205,"date":"2011-09-20T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2014-07-10T19:21:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T19:21:38","slug":"dabke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/dabke\/","title":{"rendered":"Dabke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dabke<\/strong> (\u062f\u0628\u0643\u0629) is an Arabic folk dance. It is popular in Palestinian Territories and several Arab countries such as Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. A line dance, it is widely performed at weddings and joyous occasions. The leader of the <em>dabke<\/em> heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dabke<\/em> in Arabic is literally \u201cstamping of the feet.&#8221; The leader, called <em>raas<\/em> (&#8220;head&#8221;) or <em>lawweeh<\/em> (&#8220;waver&#8221;), is allowed to improvise on the type of <em>dabke<\/em>. The leader twirls a handkerchief or string of beads known as a <a title=\"Masbha\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masbha\">masbha<\/a> (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 <em>dabke<\/em> 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 <a title=\"Mawwal\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mawwal\">mawwal<\/a>. The <em>raas<\/em> or <em>lawweeh<\/em> takes the lead. Everyone does a basic <em>1-2-3<\/em> step before the song kicks in. At weddings, the dance is sometimes performed by a professional troupe dressed in costume.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;dabkeh&#8221; originated in the Levant where houses were built from stone with a roof made of wood, straw and dirt. The dirt roof had to be compacted which required stomping the dirt hard in a uniform way to compact it evenly. This event of cooperation is called <em>ta&#8217;awon<\/em> and from here comes the word <em>awneh<\/em>, meaning &#8220;help.&#8221; This developed into the song <em>Ala Dal Ouna<\/em> <em>(<\/em><em>\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062f\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0646\u0627<\/em><em>)<\/em>, or roughly translated &#8220;Let&#8217;s go and help&#8221;. The dabke and the rhythmic songs go together in an attempt to keep the work fun and useful.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Palestinian dabke in Athens 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIZJFFqboGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"296\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/09\/\u062f\u0628\u0643\u0629.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Dabke (\u062f\u0628\u0643\u0629) is an Arabic folk dance. It is popular in Palestinian Territories and several Arab countries such as Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. 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. 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