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Dabke
Dabke (also transliterated from the Arabic as debke, ""dabka,"" and dabkeh) is the traditional folk dance of the Levant, going back generations, and is also the national dance of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, it's found also in Iraq but with a different name (Chobi). It can be danced by men, women, or both, with different steps and different rhythms being more common in different areas of the Middle East.
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