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Joget The Joget is one of the most popular traditional dance in Malaysia. It is performed at cultural festivals, wedding celebrations and other social functions. The Joget's origin has been traced back and associated with a Portuguese for dance which was introduced to in Malacca during the era of the spice trade. The Joget is a couple dance and the tempo is fairly quick with the feeling of teasing and playing between the partners.
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Zapin There are numerous forms of the Zapin dance and it varies from state to state in Malaysia. One of the most popular forms and certainly more evolved and intricate is the Zapin Tenglu from the town of Mersing. It is said to be inspired by the ebb and flow of the tide and the lives of fishermen. The dance has many unexpected movements like a rotation of the body from the waist followed by a sudden accented, movement of the arms and shoulders. |
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Sarawak Beads The indigenous
people of Sarawak have been associated with beadwork for adornment as
well as for ceremonial purposes since a long ago. The variety of beads,
the materials from which they are made, their colors and the values
attributed, all make up an interesting conversation and discussion.
Beads, today, are used in many different ways and one can see government
officials using them as gifts and garlands for different functions and
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Senam Seni Malaysia Senam
Seni Malaysia is a new form of Malaysian health culture, through aerobics.
It is based on the traditional dances of the various races in Malaysia.
It combines traditional dances along with traditional music and is
performed by a huge group of participants.
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Wayang Kulit (Shadow Play) In
Malay society, the rural kampong is where traditional values guide
and determine one's mode of living and where traditional arts flourished
at least until the mid decades of this century. Historically, the
performance consisted of shadows cast on a cotton screen and an
oil lamp. The handwork involved in making a wayang kulit figure
that is suitable for a performance takes several weeks. View
schedule to
book your seat to learn more about this artform.
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Mak Yong Mak
Yong is a traditional dance drama. It is believed to have been started
at the Malay Patani palace about 400 years ago. It later became
popular in Kelantan. At the turn of the 20th century, a Kelantanese
prince, Tengku Temmenggong Ghaffar placed Mak Yong under his personal
supervision and cordoned off a portion of the old palace in Kota
Bharu for the Mak Yong theatre, the Menora, the Wayang Kulit and
the Bangsawan. He named the theatre site as the Temenggong Village.
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Rebab The
rebab is considered part of the lute family (oud in Arabic). Plucked
versions like the kabuli rebab (sometimes referred to as the robab
or rubab) are plucked like the lute, but other versions are played
with a bow. It is used in a wide variety of musical ensembles and
genres, corresponding with its wide distribution, and is built and
played somewhat differently in different areas.
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Congkak Congkak
is believed to originate from the word ‘congak’ which
in old Malay Language means count. It is believed that the game
originated in Malacca Kingdom where it became very popular and
spread to the South East Asia region. This spread was due to the
many travelers who visited the kingdom because it was a trading
city. In the early days it is thought that this game was for the
king and family and the palace residents, however later it spread
to the general population of the kingdom. As the congkak board
is shaped like a boat it is believed that it is based on the legend
of a fisherman unable to go to the sea during rainy season who
lost his income during this time. To prevent boredom he created
this game which is similar to his boat.
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Batu Seremban (Five Stones) Five
stones” is played by 2 or more players, using 5 small
triangular cloth bags filled with rice, sand or saga seeds.
The object is to complete a set of eight steps. The winner is
the one completing a set the most number of tries. Batu seremban
or five stones is a game originally played by girls. This is
an easier game to play compare to congkak because it only needs
five stones or five round objects to play with. You can either
play with five, seven or nine objects determining to what type
of game you are playing. The objective of the game is to throw
one of the stones one at a time and sweeping another on the
floor simultaneously catching the one you threw earlier on.
This game continues to advance stages where the game gets complicated.
This game is enjoyed by all sex nowadays no matter whether you’re
old or young you can still play this game and have fun.
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