As the son of a migrant Lebanese mother and an incandescently white Aussie dad, you can take one look at me and know I’m not a ‘real Leb’. Since I’m not really much of a dancer, I usually sip scotch ...

The traditional Levantine dance form is enjoying a renaissance as a new generation of artists introduce it to a younger audience/ “For me, it’s the voices of the mountain,” says the Lebanese musician ...

Dabke marks weddings and celebrations. Check out the masterclass at the end of the story Dabke troupes in the UAE speak to Gulf News on the Levantine tradition and what the art form means for the ...

Zvi Gotheiner was sitting in a Lebanese restaurant in Stockholm a few years ago when his partner started dancing a simple line dance – the dabke, it was called – with the owner of the restaurant. The ...

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The energetic tempo, the stomping, and the ancient traditions. Dabke has a lot in common with various African dances, so Palestinian choreographer Sharaf DarZaid decided ...

AMMAN — Stomping their feet in unison and dancing to traditional songs, the Arab folk dance of dabke unites a group of young men with Down Syndrome. Intisar Al Khateeb recently launched the Al Forsan ...

Since coming to campus as an official organization this summer, the University of Minnesota’s Arab Dabke Club (ADC) has started to build membership. The Dabke originates from the Levantine regions, ...

Demonstrators are tackling serious issues but many are also are having a good time Dubai: As Lebanese protesters tackle the country’s serious problems including unemployment, rising taxes and ...

Choreographer Zvi Gotheiner has no way to tell the Syrian singer Ali al-Deek how well his music went over in Washington this weekend. Hopefully he is still alive, and safe. For now, Deek's Arabic folk ...