At food festivals and other events, there were always traditional dances, and by age 4, she had started taking classes in traditional, folkloric dance styles like dabke as well as for ballet ...

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As the Palestinian identity continues to be threatened with violent erasure, young Palestinians turn to their folk dance, the dabke, to assert their existence. From its humble beginnings as a ...

More than 700 Edmontonians gathered for a night of traditional dabke dance and speeches, which the Canada Palestine Cultural Association held at the Arca Banquet Hall Monday. "It's really about ...