▁contest ant ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁version ▁of ▁So ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance . ▁He ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁▁ ▁But ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁without ▁national ▁identity , ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁win . ▁Nevertheless , ▁his ▁appearances ▁ ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Dutch ▁film maker ▁Ro oz be h ▁Kab oly , ▁who ▁produced ▁a ▁document ary ▁that ▁a ired ▁on ▁Dutch ▁television . ▁ ▁J ou de h ▁has ▁also ▁produced ▁several ▁short ▁YouTube ▁videos ▁that ▁dep ict ▁him ▁dan cing ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁Dutch ▁News ▁Document aries ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ro oz be h ▁Kab oly , ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁news ▁program ▁Nie uw su ur , ▁made ▁a ▁ 1 5 - min ute ▁document ary ▁about ▁A hm ad ▁called ▁Dance ▁or ▁Die . ▁ ▁It ▁dep ict s ▁him ▁dan cing ▁in ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁grown ▁up , ▁visit ing ▁his ▁family ' s ▁former ▁home ▁in ▁Pal my ra , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁destroyed , ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁and ▁the ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁the ater ▁of ▁Pal my ra , ▁where ▁he ▁d ances . ▁J ou de h ▁also ▁takes ▁the ▁film m akers ▁to ▁his ▁dance ▁studio ▁in ▁Dam asc us , ▁where ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁young ▁students ▁talk ▁about ▁their ▁lives , ▁and ▁what ▁dance ▁means ▁to ▁them . ▁The ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁the ater ▁in ▁Pal m ry