Dabke
E812847
Dabke is a traditional Levantine line dance, widely performed at weddings and celebrations across countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
line dance
ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Iraqis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordanians ⓘ Lebanese people NERFINISHED ⓘ Levantine Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinians NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrians ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| danceStructure | repeated step patterns ⓘ |
| formation |
circle
ⓘ
line ⓘ |
| genre | Arab folk dance ⓘ |
| handConnection |
dancers hold hands
ⓘ
dancers hold shoulders ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Iraqi dabke
ⓘ
Jordanian dabke ⓘ Lebanese dabke ⓘ Palestinian dabke ⓘ Syrian dabke ⓘ |
| instrument |
buzuq
ⓘ
darbuka NERFINISHED ⓘ mijwiz ⓘ oud ⓘ tabla ⓘ |
| keyMovement |
hops
ⓘ
kicks ⓘ stomping ⓘ syncopated steps ⓘ |
| languageOfSongs | Arabic ⓘ |
| leaderPosition | front of the line ⓘ |
| leaderRole | raas ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
informal gatherings
ⓘ
stage performances ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of Levantine heritage ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community bonding
ⓘ
expression of cultural identity ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate to fast ⓘ |
| typicalOccasion |
engagement parties
ⓘ
national celebrations ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| usesMusic | Levantine folk music ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.