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Workshop on Dabke 1
May 24, 2025Saturday, May 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
Saturday, May 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
12 euros for each individual workshop. 70 euros to attend all 7 workshop sessions.
Minimum age: 16 years old. No more than 20 people per workshop.
In Spanish.
On Saturday May 24, we will be hosting the first of the workshops which we have organized as part of the event series “Steps for Palestine: Dabke from the diaspora” to learn more about this traditional dance. Buy your ticket for this workshop or take advantage now to sign up for the full package with all seven workshops.
“Steps for Palestine: Dabke through the Diaspora” is a series of workshops that seeks to promote and increase awareness about the dabke as one of the forms of cultural expression best representing Palestine.
Throughout this series of seven theoretical/practical sessions, not only will we be learning about the technique and movements in this type of dance, but we will also be forming a space for reflection on the value of performing arts in Palestine and among its diaspora, highlighting its role in the preservation of cultural identity and its ability to tell stories and pass on values.
The content of this first workshop is as follows:
Theoretical Section: Introduction and essentials about the dabke (history, symbolism and basic steps).
Choreographic Section:
First Style - Shamaliye. Steps in the Delaoona standard version and 2 variations. Addition of the 6 beats. Wadunos - 2 Variations.
Second Style - Qarradiye. Two steps.
The workshops will be given by Francisco Montero Lahsen and Francisco J. Fernández.