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Dabke Al-Sahja: The Rhythmic Clapping Tradition of Levantine Dabke Origins and Cultural Presence Dabke Al-Sahja (دبكة السحجة) is a traditional collective folk performance found across Jordan, Palestine, the Horan region of southern Syria, and the Baalbek area of Lebanon. It represents a unique form of Levantine dance in which poetry, rhythm, clapping, and coordinated body…