This time we going to tell you about Malaysian Traditional Dance. There are three main ethnic groups in Malaysia which are Malay , Chinese ,and India. We can find out that each ethnic group have their own traditional dance. Let me share something about these three main ethnic group's dance.
MALAY DANCE
Malay dance has two type which is "original" Malay dance and "adopted" Malay dance.Four basic genres of Malay dance are Asli , Inang , Joget and Zapin.
Asli and Inang dances are categorized as the "original" Malay dances.
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Asli
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| Inang |
Joget and Zapin are categorized as "adopted" Malay dances.
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| Joget |
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| Zapin |
CHINA DANCE
Folk dances are important in the development of dance. Some of the earliest dances in court rituals and ceremonies may have evolved from folk dances.
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| Folk dance |
The lions dance is a form of traditional dance performed on joyous festivals such as the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year).It is a dance which imitates a lion's various movements and actions, performed in a lion costume, accompanied by the music of beating drums and gong instruments.
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| Lion dance |
INDIA DANCE
In Malaysia, there are two types of Indian dance that is popular which is Odissi and Bharathanatyam
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| Odissi |
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| Bharathanatyam |
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