Dabke
E812847
Dabke is a traditional Levantine line dance, widely performed at weddings and celebrations across countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dabke canonical | 2 |
| Palestinian folk dance dabke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9664109 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dabke Context triple: [Iraqi people, traditionalDance, Dabke]
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A.
Kalbelia dance
Kalbelia dance is a traditional Rajasthani folk dance of the Kalbelia nomadic community, known for its graceful, serpent-like movements and vibrant costumes.
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B.
Baris dance
Baris dance is a traditional Balinese war dance that dramatizes the valor, discipline, and spiritual readiness of warriors through powerful, precise movements and ceremonial music.
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C.
Arabian Dance
Arabian Dance is a sensuous, exotic-style character piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, often featuring sinuous melodies and evocative orchestration.
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D.
Czardas
Czardas is a lively Hungarian folk-inspired dance piece featured as a notable character dance in the classical ballet Raymonda.
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E.
Janger dance
Janger dance is a traditional Balinese group dance featuring male and female performers singing and moving in coordinated, often playful formations, commonly presented at cultural and religious events in Bali.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dabke Target entity description: Dabke is a traditional Levantine line dance, widely performed at weddings and celebrations across countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
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A.
Kalbelia dance
Kalbelia dance is a traditional Rajasthani folk dance of the Kalbelia nomadic community, known for its graceful, serpent-like movements and vibrant costumes.
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B.
Baris dance
Baris dance is a traditional Balinese war dance that dramatizes the valor, discipline, and spiritual readiness of warriors through powerful, precise movements and ceremonial music.
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C.
Arabian Dance
Arabian Dance is a sensuous, exotic-style character piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, often featuring sinuous melodies and evocative orchestration.
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D.
Czardas
Czardas is a lively Hungarian folk-inspired dance piece featured as a notable character dance in the classical ballet Raymonda.
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E.
Janger dance
Janger dance is a traditional Balinese group dance featuring male and female performers singing and moving in coordinated, often playful formations, commonly presented at cultural and religious events in Bali.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
line dance
ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Iraqis
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi people
Jordanians ⓘ Lebanese people ⓘ Levantine Arabs ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
Palestinians ⓘ
linked to:
Palestinian
Syrians ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice |
Iraq
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| danceStructure | repeated step patterns ⓘ |
| formation |
circle
ⓘ
line ⓘ |
| genre | Arab folk dance ⓘ |
| handConnection |
dancers hold hands
ⓘ
dancers hold shoulders ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Iraqi dabke
ⓘ
Jordanian dabke ⓘ Lebanese dabke ⓘ Palestinian dabke ⓘ Syrian dabke ⓘ |
| instrument |
buzuq
ⓘ
darbuka ⓘ
linked to:
dabakan
mijwiz ⓘ oud ⓘ tabla ⓘ |
| keyMovement |
hops
ⓘ
kicks ⓘ stomping ⓘ syncopated steps ⓘ |
| languageOfSongs | Arabic ⓘ |
| leaderPosition | front of the line ⓘ |
| leaderRole | raas ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
informal gatherings
ⓘ
stage performances ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of Levantine heritage ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community bonding
ⓘ
expression of cultural identity ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate to fast ⓘ |
| typicalOccasion |
engagement parties
ⓘ
national celebrations ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| usesMusic | Levantine folk music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dabke Description of subject: Dabke is a traditional Levantine line dance, widely performed at weddings and celebrations across countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dabke