Dabke festival celebrated in Lebanon despite difficult economic circumstances

STORY: Dabke festival celebrated in Lebanon despite difficult economic circumstances DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:19 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of audience at the Dabke show 2. various of Dabke dance on stage 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RABIH NAHHAS, Organizer 4. various of audience watching Dabke dance STORYLINE: Lebanon witnessed this summer a number of events and festivals, attracting Lebanese expatriates and tourists with the aim of reviving the country's tourism sector after three years of steep economic crisis and stalemate due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among these events was the sixth edition of the Dabke festival organized on Sunday by Jabalna association at the Maasser el Chouf in Mount Lebanon under the patronage of the Ministry of Tourism. Hundreds of people from Maasser el Chouf and other mountainous areas flocked to the village to attend the festival and enjoy beautiful Dabke choreographies performed by several dance troupes. Dabke is a Levantine folk dance