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 ...

The UCLA Dabke Troupe will be among several artistic acts to perform at Somalia Hunger Crisis: A Benefit Banquet, sponsored by the United Arab Society (UAS) and the Habesha Student Association.

Aboutaleb also has a Dabke troupe that performs at cultural events in the area. If you’re interested in learning more about that group or the classes, check out their Facebook page.

STORY: This group of young Jordanians with Down Syndrome have formed a dance troupe Location: Amman, Jordan Every Saturday, they get together and perform the traditional dance dabke at various ...

The troupe’s dancers wear colorful, traditional costumes for dabke, a folk dance popular in many Levantine countries, including modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Jordan.

Performing on stage brought Ahmed Abo El Khair immense joy. Ever since he was 10, he had been passionate about dabke, the ...

Dabke is still largely taught this way today, he says. Aboutaleb’s mother introduced him to Dabke as a child. He eventually joined his first troupe as an elementary school student.

Others look typically Caucasian. Lydia Torres, a St. Elias member, isn’t Lebanese, but has danced with the Dabke troupe since her parents signed up her and her brother when she was six.

Intisar Al Khateeb recently launched the Al Forsan dabke troupe as part of a larger initiative titled“Down Syndrome Gives Life Meaning”, which has a wide array of programmes - from photography ...

STORY: This group of young Jordanians with Down Syndrome have formed a dance troupeLocation: Amman, JordanEvery Saturday, they get together and perform the traditional dance dabkeat various public ...