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Kristang people. A group of Kristang people performing a traditional dance in Malacca, Malaysia. The Kristang (otherwise known as "Portuguese-Eurasians" or "Malacca Portuguese") are a creole and indigenous ethnic group of people of primarily Portuguese and Malay descent, with substantial Dutch, British, Jewish, Chinese and Indian ancestry.
Dance in Malaysia. Dance in Malaysia encompasses dance traditions from many different ethic origins. Malay dances include Dance Dramas, Court Dramas, and Folk Dances. Other dances come from Javanese, Orang Asli, Portuguese, Siamese, Dayak, Moro, and Chinese traditions. This article includes a list of dances, organised by ethic origin.
Zapin ( Jawi: زافين) is one of the most popular dance and musical forms in traditional Malay performing arts. Dance movements are choreographed to melodies, which are performed using musical instruments such as the gambus (short-necked lute), accordion, and rebana. [ 8] It is believed to have been introduced by Persian and Arab Muslim ...
Line dance. A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. These lines usually face all in the same direction, or less commonly face each other. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Unlike circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other.
The theater used a fully Kedahan Malay language while the song used a mix of standard Malay and Kedahan accent or sometimes, a fully standard Malay. This theater is said to be created after the hybrid of Malay and Indian culture in Penang. Inai dance; Canggung dance: A dance originating from Perlis but also very popular in Kedah and Penang
Pangalay. A Bajau Igal dancer in the bow of a lepa (the traditional Bajau boat) in Semporna, Sabah. Pangalay performed at the 14th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California. Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling[ 1] or Mengalai[ 2] in Sabah) [ 3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg ...
The government has historically made little distinction between "Malay culture" and "Malaysian culture". [8] The Malays, who account for over half the Malaysian population, [1] play a dominant role politically and are included in a grouping identified as bumiputra. Their native language, Bahasa Malaysia, is the national language of the country. [9]
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