Some examples of the various social dances enjoyed in the Arab world are Debke (Arabic: دبكة, also spelled Dabkeh), Raqs Baladi (Arabic: بلدي, romanized: baladī; relative-adjective "of town", "local", "rural", comparable to English "folk", with a lower-class connotation), and religious Sacred dances. During the series of invasions on the Arab world, Europeans were influenced by its peoples cultures. During the French campaign in Egypt and Syria in 1798, Europeans were interested in the Arab world, folk dances and music of each country.