Dabka
The line dance of the Levant, with stamping feet, danced at weddings in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan.
Also: dabke, debka, dabkeh
Dabka, also dabke or debka, is a line dance in which dancers link hands or arms and stamp in unison to the beat of a drum and a tune played on pipes. The leader, called the lawweeh, twirls a handkerchief or a string of beads and sets the steps. It is danced at weddings across the Levant, with the steps and rhythms varying by village, and in Palestinian communities it is also a symbol of national identity. The word means stamping of the feet.
Region: Middle East