الدحرجة أو "الدبكة النسائية" : فن الرقص الشعبي النسائي على أنغام الغناء الجماعي

Abstract EN

This article defines and describes “ Dahraja" “ Dahraja*' b a dance performed by a group of women accompanied by group tinging of some popular folksongs.

Women , when performing this dance, stand in a closed circle and hold hands.

They continuously alternate between moving in toward the center of the circle then back away from it.

The specific steps in this rhythmic movement.

bo*ever, vary according to the specific song accompanying the dance.

The author says that this dance,, like many other traditional folk dances , is fast retreating into oblivion.

The author calls for salvaging and preserving such dances by introducing the teaching of such traditional forms in school corricula.