Visitors can enjoy everything from traditional Jordanian dabke dancing to world-class orchestral performances. Walking through Jerash during the festival feels like stepping into history, with the ...

“Dabke has a particular energy that is different from other dance forms,” says Jamila Boughelaf, a member of Hawiyya, a London-based women’s dabke group that explores identity, culture and ...

“When we perform dabke, we’re having fun, releasing stress and hanging out – we’re a family,” said Ahmad AlKhatib, 28, accountant and founder of Ard Kan'an. Jordanian by nationality ...

A dozen dancers from the Palestinian territories and Jordan were in… Palestinians Celebrate Culture Through Dabke Dance | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source ...

Jordan’s Islamists on Monday criticized the U.S. ambassador in Amman for taking part in a dabke folk dance at the inauguration of a project, describing it as “shocking behavior.” ...

In January, music group 47Soul played a homecoming show at the Portico Resto-Pub in the trendy Jabal Al Weibdeh neighborhood in Amman, Jordan. Fresh from their first U.S. tour, the politically ...

Dabke, literally meaning “to stomp the feet” in Arabic, is a popular folklore line dance native to Palestine, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, widely performed on joyous occasions like weddings.

According to its mission statement, the club’s goal is to teach students Dabke, a traditional Palestinian folk dance, while maintaining Arab culture. Learning Dabke can help maintain Arab culture and ...