STORY: This is 'Dabke', a traditional Palestinian danceIt's being taught by the Al Hannouneh Society in Jordanas a way to keep the Palestinian heritage aliveLocator: Amman, Jordan(Lujain Abu Ghoush, ...

The dance is commonly seen at social gatherings in Palestine. Students for Justice in Palestine hosted the event on March 6. (Photo by Mario Mendez) As part of a week-long string of events protesting ...

The DC-Dabkeh Troupe, which presents traditional Middle Eastern folk dances, performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The public is invited to attend ...

A Kahoot game invited all attendees to test their knowledge on Palestine culture, art, music and dance traditions. The Dabkeh performance was welcomed with cheers and claps to the beat of the drums.

The dynamic Mohammed Smahneh, for one, moves fluidly between styles, his dancing a through line that links dabke, a traditional Palestinian folk dance, and breaking. Image. Samaa Wakim, ...

Betsy Nelson, a sophomore from Newton, Mass., will belly-dance during intermission. Traditionally performed by men and women, dabkeh is a traditional dance in much of the Middle East. It’s the ...

Irish traditional dance may have “somehow” seeped into his own dance practice. “Irish dance and Palestinian dance, they are both step dance.But they are very different in rhythms and sound.

Among the many different folk dance troupes who took part in the 18th annual Ismailia International Festival for Folk Arts, Al-Falouga troupe from Palestine stands out.