Classified footage of Milwaukee’s very own Sanabel Al-Quds dabke troupe practicing a new dabke routine went public yesterday. The footage shows a troupe member identified as Alla by inside sources performing a series of ‘jigs’ before rejoining the line.
The leaked footage confirms suspicion that Sanabel Al-Quds is willing to take dabke “to the next level,” one fan says.
The spokesperson for Sanabel Al-Quds could not be reached for comment.
But Chicago dabke crews are not convinced. According to a member of one troupe who asked to remain anonymous, the Milwaukee squad “has a long way to go” and needs “more than just one new move” to claim dominance of the dabke scene in the United States.
Dabke is a folk dance popular in Palestine and throughout the Levant. It is typically performed during celebratory occasions.
The solidarity rally’s stage organizers and emcees reorder the list of scheduled speakers.
Striking teachers chant during the Chicago Teachers Union solidarity rally on Saturday held at Union Park on the city’s Near West Side. 
A Palestinian girl, dressed in a traditional Palestinian thawb, smiles at the camera moments after performing dabke before a large audience. She is part of a team of girls her age who regularly perform at cultural functions and events.
New to the United States from the Palestinian village of Ein Yabrud, a man serves fresh tamr hindi or tamarind juice, a blessing for event-goers during the 90 degree heat. All of his ingredients are grown in Palestinian soil. 
