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Dabke (Arabic: دبكة also spelled dabka, dabki, dubki, dabkeh, plural dabkaat) [1] is a Levantine folk dance, [2] [3] particularly popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Syrian communities. [4] Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other
47Soul at Rudolstadt-Festival (2022). Shamstep is a Levantine genre of electronic dance music that combines the traditional forms of Dabke music with electronic instruments. . 'Sham' is the Arabic name for the region of Greater Syria, Syria-Palestine or the Le
Dabke (Arabic: دبكة), is a Levantine folk dance event forming part of the shared sociocultural landscape of Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. [34] Twice, Dabke was made into a fixed canon of movement patterns and steps which, through repeated execution, served to consolidate behavioral norms and cultural meanings. [35]
The traditional dances of the Middle East (Arabic: رقص شرق أوسطي) (also known as Oriental dance) span a large variety of folk traditions throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. For detailed information on specific dances of the region, see the main entries as follows:
Palestinian Dabke folk dance as performed by men. Dabke (Arabic: دبكة), is a folk dance that originates from the Levant. [13] It is popular in Palestinian culture and many other cultures in the Levant, and many troupes perform the dance throughout the world. The Dabke is marked by synchronized jumping, stamping, and movement, similar to tap ...
Major folk influences include the Hora (a dance form common to many Eastern and Southeastern European cultures), the Tza’ad Temani, Atari, Da’asa, the dance tradition of the Chasidim (adherents of the Eastern European Jewish religious movement), and other Eastern European folk dance traditions. There are many dabke-type Israeli folk dances ...
47Soul's style, Shamstep, is based on mijwiz (a levantine folk musical style) and electronic dance. "Shamstep" is a portmanteau: 'Sham' refers to the levant region, which is locally referred to as "Bilad al-Sham", and 'step' refers to the musical style dubstep. The band's music is also associated with the traditional dance called Dabke. [4]
Omar Souleyman was born in the village of Ras al-Ayn [3] near the Syria–Turkey border but grew up in the city of Tell Tamer. [4] He started his career as a part-time wedding singer in his native al-Hasakah Governorate, and while he is a Sunni Arab, he emphasises the influence its culturally diverse milieu has had on his style: