Maram Mousa Shaweesh

Dabkeh! Traditional Arab Dance

Saturday, August 1, 2009 8:52:17 PM

The meaning of dabke in Arabic is "stomping of the feet." The leader, called raas ("head") or lawweeh ("waver"), is allowed to improvise on the type of dabke. The leader twirls a handkerchief or string of beads known as a masbha (similar to a rosary), while the rest of the dancers keep the rhythm. The dancers also use vocalizations to show energy and keep up the beat. The dabke leader is supposed to be like a tree, with arms in the air, a proud and upright trunk, and feet that stomp the ground in rhythm. At weddings, the singer begins with a mawwal. The raas or lawweeh takes the lead. Everyone does a basic 1-2-3 step before the song kicks in. At weddings, the dance is sometimes performed by a professional troupe dressed in costume.

Today, i was attending Al Quds Band Group for Dabka and palestinain cultural songs! it was more than amazing, my cousin is member of that band!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZpCQX9ablA ENJOY

Comments

- -mark87 # Saturday, August 1, 2009 9:44:10 PM

I watch these performance and its nice i mean it looks nice cuz i didn't understand what they were singing

Maram Mousa ShaweeshMaramShaweesh # Sunday, August 2, 2009 2:39:51 PM

loool mark, if u need those songs i'd send them to you, and help u understading them, so where did u watch them?

- -mark87 # Sunday, August 2, 2009 2:40:53 PM

from your link?
hehe

I'm sorry. I don't mean to hurt you.Peid # Saturday, August 8, 2009 5:47:00 PM

Dear Shaweesh, maybe your dream is like me

Have many friends over the world and travel around the world

And we have the same age.

Nice get friend with you !

Maram Mousa ShaweeshMaramShaweesh # Saturday, August 8, 2009 5:48:18 PM

yeaah Peid!

thanks for accepting my request!

G.W.ĐứcTrần # Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:40:18 AM

Thanks for posting. I love studying about Arabic cultures.

Is this traditional dance popular all over the Arabic countries or just in Palestine??

Maram Mousa ShaweeshMaramShaweesh # Saturday, August 15, 2009 5:49:06 PM

mainly in palestine and lebanon!
but they differ from each other, and much more popular in palestine than in lebanon

- -mark87 # Saturday, August 15, 2009 6:06:29 PM

how about belly dance
where it from
palestine or lebanom?

Maram Mousa ShaweeshMaramShaweesh # Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:32:46 AM

Palestine, i am originally palestinane, living in jordan

G.W.ĐứcTrần # Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:46:12 AM

well, I didn't know that belly dance originally came from Palestine, I thought it was from Egypt

I watched a belly dance video on YouTube, it was great. I wonder when people dance like that( at wedding parties or any other special occasions?? )

Maram Mousa ShaweeshMaramShaweesh # Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:48:57 AM

in all occasians in simple poeple's life, farmers who are still in villages, but in our cities, we dance in in weddings, and by a band!

G.W.ĐứcTrần # Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:58:37 AM

By a band?? Cool !! There are some centers teaching belly dance here in Vietnam and, in fact, it has become a popular dance by and by. Is Arabic belly dance different from European one?? Especially the way they dress when dancing??

Maram Mousa ShaweeshMaramShaweesh # Monday, August 17, 2009 6:34:09 PM

yea exactly, i will attach some photos soon,