Article Credit: https://www.the961.com “With an estimated 250,000 Lebanese living in the Greater Montreal Area, it’s no surprise that the Lebanese community would be super active. Montreal holds the biggest Lebanese population in Canada and has 6 Maronite churches (as well as several more Lebanese churches for the Orthodox and Melkite faiths). They play a big role […]…
Hello Dabke Friends, We have been getting a few messages through all of our social accounts about a Wold Dabke Championship occurring in Lebanon. While we normally LOVE getting these emails and want to help to spread Dabke, we have a major problem with this specific competition. One of the rules of the competition states […]…
Article Credit: eastoregonian.com “Unfortunately, last week’s presidential executive order temporarily suspending entrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries threatens to curtail the momentum that Souleyman has spent decades building. Souleyman currently has another U.S. tour and album release scheduled for this spring and his entry would be denied, regardless of whether or not he had already […]…
Article Credit: Albawaba.com When it comes to dancing Dabke, the schoolgirls of the Rosary Sisters school in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, know how it’s done. The children, who all attend the Rosary Sisters school in the East Jerusalem neighborhood, staged a mass performance of Palestine’s traditional dance on the sports court of their campus. Dressed in […]…
We just wanted to let you know that we’ve added a new Dabke Lesson in the Free Dabke Lesson section of the blog! Dabketna’s own Youssef connects with former UFC Fighter Jeff Joslin to create a full program to teach you how to use the Dabke Stick. You will be BLOWN away. There is nothing […]…
Article Credit: The examiner The St. Michael Mediterranean Festival has become one of the most popular events of the spring and the eighth annual event, which takes place on Saturday, May 7, will continue to share Greek and Mediterranean cultures with everyone in Southeast Texas…. Read the entire article here: theexaminer.com …
Article Credit: Stepfeed Every culture has certain customs and traditions that pass from generation to generation … but somehow weren’t passed on to you, or were passed on too heavily. Either way, it somehow ends up getting the best of you. Here are 15 times being Arab kind of made you want to crawl back […]…
Article Credit: The Post Athens. There are few opportunities to sample several different dishes from Restaurant Salaam for only $7 and experience a piece of Arabic culture on the same night. About 300 people at Baker Ballroom were able to enjoy this opportunity at Arabian Night on Thursday….. Read the entire article here: www.thepostathens.com …
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Karim Nagi wants them to think of soulful music, beautiful folk-dance and a rich cultural tradition. That’s why the Egyptian-born Boston resident takes time away from a busy international touring schedule to visit Massachusetts schools, introducing students to the voices of the oud, the tabla and the riqq and to the rhythms and movements of […]…
Hildegard De Vuyst recalls the first time a hybrid dance performance based on a traditional Palestinian/Arab dance called dabke was performed back in 2009. It occurred after a four-week workshop with 11 Palestinian performers. For more details visit : Rabble.ca…
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Article Credit: Daily Star Read the entire article here: https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-29/334523-aub-celebrates-anniversary-with-mass-dabke.ashx …
Article Credit: fsunews very so often the Askew Student Life Center hosts a film festival that gives the students an opportunity to embrace a different culture. This time around the ASLC, in conjunction with the Middle East Center’s Arabic Division of Modern Language, celebrates Arab culture and feminism with its Arab Women’s Film Festival. […]…
Throughout my random tours in the US with El-Awda Dabke Group for weddings, I come across very unique individuals and communities who redefine the commonly known terms of Dabke. Let me explain. The reason why I’m sharing this article with you is because I have collected lots of Dabke emotions that cannot be stored […]…
Article Credit: Muscatdaily Dressed in gorgeous traditional attires, 15 Lebanese stomp onto the stage to energetic beats forming a perfect line and drawing applause from audiences. The troupe at Naseem Gardens is Alif Laila be Laila and is performing at the Muscat Festival for the first time. It has chosen to showcase the Lebanese folk […]…
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Article Credit: Muscatdaily Dressed in gorgeous traditional attires, 15 Lebanese stomp onto the stage to energetic beats forming a perfect line and drawing applause from audiences. The troupe at Naseem Gardens is Alif Laila be Laila and is performing at the Muscat Festival for the first time. It has chosen to showcase the Lebanese folk […]…
Article Credit: http://english.cri.cn/index.htm “The Palestine International Festival for Music and Dance which was held last week tried to show the world a different Palestine, that is artistic and optimistic. Luo Bin has more. In Palestinian cities and villages across the West Bank, the enthusiasm of people has been ignited by the 16th Palestine International […]…
Al-Monitor.com had a great article discussing how Dabke impacts life in Gaza, a bit of history and information as well. This is a good Dabke Article for anyone that wants to increase their overall knowledge of the art. “GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Every Palestinian wedding in the Gaza Strip is characterized by the folk […]…
BWM Travel World had the following update on the Festival. “Arab Festival explores the cultural roots and current influences of Arab countries through live performances, foods, and a traditional shopping bazaar, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Aug. 29 – 30, in Seattle Center Armory and Fisher Pavilion. Strong coffee, dancing and workshops, family activities, crafts […]…
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Hello Friends, We wanted to let you know about a National Dabke Competition taking place in North Carolina this year. We are really excited about it and would recommend Dabke Teams enter to compete and everyone else go to watch and enjoy. Here is the official communication which can be found at http://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/dabke2015.php The […]…
The wait is over! The Dabke 2,0 program is now Live. We are beyond excited to be sharing this with you! To celebrate, we’re launching it with a 30% discount and a FREE 1 month membership in the VIP group where you’ll get additional monthly tips and tricks along with direct access to Samir. Our […]…
Here is a small thank you to our Dabke community. We’ve received such good feedback from people that purchased the Dabke101 program we thought we would teach everyone a new move to give you an idea of how easy it is to learn Dabke through our video tutorials and lessons. Sign up for the free […]…
I’m sure you’ve noticed that our Facebook, Youtube and Blog pages have been a little quiet lately. That’s because on Sunday Sep 29, 2013 at 11:30pm my father passed away. He passed while surrounded by people that he loved and that loved him back. He passed with ease, in peace. Seeing him take his last […]…
On my recent visit last month to the U.S specifically Atlanta, GA, I was able to observe and participate in a wide variety of Dabke across many cities and villages. The amazing thing I found was that every time I go to a city within that state I find a group of people who immigrated […]…
Dabke101.com is live! It’s time for everyone to learn Dabke After nearly 2 years in development, we’ve just released Dabke101 to the public. Our previews have been getting rave reviews…and now is your chance to get hold of the program for yourself. For a very limited time, as a thank you for your loyalty, we […]…
Hello Dabke friends! Last week I mentioned that I was going to attend a wedding on Saturday and was thinking about doing some Dabke. I made two BIG mistakes. It has been a while since I’ve done Dabke. In fact, it has been close to 1.5 years. I stopped around the time my father got […]…
Today we announced a new Dabke learning product and even shared a small VIP only trailer with our mailing list. So far we’ve received great feedback. We have targetted December 2014 to release the new Dabke program for everyone to enjoy. If you’re interested in seeing the VIP only preview, sign up for our free […]…
Hello Friends, We are about to release a new product in the coming week. We asked people to let us know how excited they were about a new product and below are some of our favorite responses. We will allow new entries for the next 24 hours. Please vote for your favorite one and we […]…
It’s finally here…well almost. In one week, we are going to reveal our new product and Dabke system to you. This is something we have been working on for many months. We are so pumped and cant wait for all of our fans and members to see it! ***** EDIT – Website is live! Go […]…
Wedding season is upon us again and I attended a wedding the other day with my family. I was looking forward to watching and potentially jumping in on some Dabke but ended up doing Dabke for only 1 minute. I was thinking about it the day after and I thought a Wedding Dabke Guide to […]…
The biggest fun you could ever have is doing Dabke at Weddings with a bunch of guys who train with you to do same routines. I love performing at weddings; this is what I was born to do J! Last week, my Dabke group and I performed at a local wedding where most of our […]…
Hello Friends, Since I started learning Dabke late last year, there is one thing I’ve been a little frustrated with; the lack of Dabke videos and content online. It takes so long to find good content. In addition to the special Dabke videos and Dabke music we’re putting together for you right now, we’ve been […]…
We’ve been training for a few months on a couple of Dabke routines. More recently we had to really focus on perfecting the routines and as a result we’ve been delayed with posts. There is still lots of information and videos we cant wait to share. On Sunday March 10th, we performed two amazing Dabke […]…
Another week of Dabke and a bunch of lessons learned. This week I truly understood how much each person counts on a Dabke team. More recently, I’ve been been pressed with time and haven’t had a chance to follow my own advice which I discussed in the Dabke Training post here. I spoke about methods […]…
We have noticed how every Middle Eastern nation is publicly proud of their Dabke. Each claims that they are the best at it and they invented it. Here is the truth and reality. Dabke/Dabka/Dabkeh are ways of referring to the actual dance used by different dialects whether you are from Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, etc..It literally […]…
You have an opportunity to avoid this mistake at your next wedding or party. I’m going to a Palestinian / Lebanese / Egyptian wedding this week. I couldn’t help but remember my own wedding years ago before I learned how to Dabke after working with Samir and joining a professional Dabke team. I didnt know […]…
Today I thought I would share some of my favorite Dabke songs and explain why I like them. I had no idea what “type” of Dabke music I liked until more recently where I realized there was some consistency to all the songs I played most. When you look at my list, it doesn’t take […]…
This is your only chance at getting the DABKE101 program at a discount. This is our first sale of the year. We don’t normally have them because we like to select fair prices on our products. We thought we would do a sale for a few hours for Cyber Monday. This sale will end sometime […]…
Well, it’s that time again. It’s the end of the year and a start of a new one. It’s time to reflect on what you’ve done over the last 12 months and set some goals for the next year. This year my son turned 2 years old and my daughter was born. That alone is […]…
What is the Dabke registry? We want to help people looking to hire Dabke teams. We also want to help Dabke teams find work. Ultimately we want to help the Dabke culture stay alive! So we came up with the Dabke Registry. Listings to help connect teams and People together. The process has started and […]…
By AFP, AMMAN | Al Arabiya News Monday, 13 January 2014 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.” Following the opening of a $140 million (100 million euro) US-funded project in the northern […]…
North Americans Listen to Lebanese Music By Harlan Griswold Musicians from various parts of the world are struggling to make their own mark. Today, people are just not interested in listening to music in languages that they know. They have access to translation of the lyrics and so, they listen to impressive music of […]…
Whenever the word Dal’ouna is mentioned I get goosebumps, and whenever the song Dal’ouna is played my goosebumps transform into energy that gets me pumped to do Dabke. Those are feelings and sensations that I constantly get every time I head for training or shows. LISTEN, FEEL, JUST DO IT: Let me tell you what […]…
I’ve completed another two classes with the Dabke team lead by Samir Hasan. It’s amazing just how much I’m learning about Dabke with every single class I attend. We recently found out that the first routine we learned over the last few months was simply Samir’s introduction to Dabke. The cool thing about that is […]…
My Very First Dabke Experience… As an introductory blog, I would like to start off by introducing myself. My name is Samir Hasan, 28 years old out of Hamilton, Ontario. I am a Dabke instructor; or if you want to spell it as Dabka or Dabkah, which ever you feel like it. I train and […]…
The Traditional Lebanese Dance Form – Debke By Morwenna Assaf DEBKE is a line and formation dance found in the Eastern Arabic countries known as the Levant. The countries involved are Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Iraq. The dance is a proud, communal dance done at most occasions and gatherings. It is also worked into […]…
Let me begin by introducing myself and giving you some background about how this all started. I’ll let Samir introduce himself in his own post because students shouldn’t mix with teachers lol My name is Youssef and I’m a young…shoot 32 doesn’t sound so young anymore, anyway I’m 32 and I love Brazilian JiuJitsu. I […]…
