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Dabke performance by El-Funoun Dance Troupe in the hills of Jericho, Palestine. Line up of Dabke dancers with the Laweeh/ leader in front, dressed in jeans and El-Funoun T-Shirt and Dabke boots. Photo courtesy of the artists.
ID: Dabke performance by El-Funoun Dance Troupe in the hills of Jericho, Palestine. Line up of Dabke dancers with the Laweeh/ leader in front, dressed in jeans and El-Funoun T-Shirt and Dabke boots. Photo courtesy of the artists.

Interested in learning Palestinian dance – dabke? Join members from the premiere dance troupe in Palestine, El-Funoun. Watch demonstrations of El-Funoun’s contemporary dabke style and dance school of thought and learn steps to Palestinian dances.

What to expect:
The interactive training workshop will provide participants the opportunity to explore:

  • The role of dabke in shaping Palestinian identity and culture,
  • Advanced dance steps and sequences in Palestinian dabke,
  • Improvisation of the laweeh, the principle dancer who leads the dabke circle.

For workshop-related questions, please email programs@movementresearch.org.

Accessibility Notes

  • This workshop includes auditive guidance.

To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, El-Funoun” at least 3 (three) weeks prior to the workshop date.

For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “El-Funoun.”

Register for this workshop

In-Person

  • This is a FREE workshop

Please ONLY register if you plan to attend. Each person wishing to attend must register individually.

Once RSVPs have reached capacity, a waitlist will become available. Entry from the waitlist will be according to the date and time each name was added.

Location

MR, 122CC – Ninth Street Studio
150 First Avenue
New York, NY 10009

  • Get the Green - IRT Lexington Avenue Line numbers: 6 to Astor Place
  • Get the Light slate gray - BMT Canarsie Line numbers: L to 1st Avenue
  • Get the Orange - IND Sixth Avenue Line numbers: F to 2nd Avenue

Artists

El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe

El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe

Widely considered the lead Palestinian dance company in Palestine and the diaspora, El-Funoun was established in 1979 by a small group of enthusiastic, creative and committed artists.

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