Dabke Baalbackieh · Zorba Academy · Zaffe min baal

Learn Dabke, Plan your Zaffe, and Explore Lebanese Heritage

A digital home for Lebanese Dabke education, Baalbek heritage, Zorba Academy classes, wedding Zaffe guidance, and cultural research.

Where to start

What are you looking for?

I want to learn Dabke

Join structured Dabke training in Beirut or online. Learn rhythm, steps, posture, and line leadership.

I want to understand Dabke heritage

Explore Lebanese Dabke styles, Baalbek masters, rhythm structures, old performances, and cultural history.

I am planning a wedding or Zaffe

Use the Zaffe guide to choose the right Lebanese wedding entrance style, performers, dancers, tabla, and add-ons.

I want Lebanese culture articles

Read about Dabke history, Lebanese villages, Baalbek heritage, music, costumes, and dance traditions.

Zorba Academy

Learn Dabke Properly

Zorba Academy teaches Lebanese Dabke through structure, counting, step breakdowns, music, coordination, and cultural context — not just copying movements.

Beirut classes Private training Online theory Online steps

Six Lebanese styles taught

Shmeliyeh Bedewe Arja Zaino Askariyeh Tirawiyeh
4 Class formatsWorkshop · Private · Online Theory · Online Steps
6 Lebanese Dabke stylescovered in training
2 Ways to joinIn-person Beirut · Online worldwide

“Baalbek Dabke is not a performance — it is a memory that moves.”

Baalbek Dabke masters
Arja · Bedewe · Zaino · Shmeliyeh
Old performances and cultural memory
Educational articles and archive content
Heritage Archive

Dabke Baalbackieh Heritage

A heritage space dedicated to Baalbek-style Dabke, old masters, traditional steps, rhythm, costumes, and archival knowledge. For researchers, diaspora, students, and anyone who wants to understand where the dance comes from.

Explore Dabke Baalbackieh
Wedding Guide

Lebanese Zaffe Guide

A guide for couples and families planning a Lebanese wedding entrance. Understand traditional, modern, and mixed Zaffe styles before you book anything.

Zaffe dancers
Tabla players
Zajal poet
Mijwiz musicians
Oriental dancers
Horseback riders
Baalbek elder dancers
Cultural Platform

Lebanese Heritage and Culture

Learn Dabke is also a cultural platform for Lebanese village memory, dance history, music, traditional performance, and heritage education — beyond classes, beyond guides.

  • Dabke history and origins
  • Lebanese village culture
  • Traditional music and instruments
  • Costume and regional identity
  • Baalbek and the Bekaa Valley
Read Heritage Articles
Dabke origins
Bekaa Valley
Village traditions
Levantine music
Costume history
Regional styles
Your next step

Start With What You Need

Choose whether you want to learn Dabke, explore heritage, or plan a Zaffe. The website will guide you to the right place.