This document provides summaries of various traditional dances in Malaysia and other parts of Asia: - Mak Yong originated in southern Thailand and combines drama, dance and singing to entertain female royalty. Kuda Kepang features dancers on mock horses moving to percussion in Johor. - Zapin, popular in Johor, shows Islamic influence with moves introduced by Middle Eastern missionaries. Joget, Malaysia's most popular dance, has Portuguese folk dance origins. - Tarian Piring involves plates and thanks harvest gods in Minangkabau. Gayong Otar-Otar depicts battle with swords and shields in Terengganu.

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3. Malay Makyong
• Originating from Patani in
Southern Thailand.
• Mak Yong was conceived to
entertain female royalty,
queens and princesses, when
their men were away at war.
• Combining romantic drama,
dance and operatic singing.
Kuda Kepang
• Kuda Kepang is a traditional
dance brought to the state of
Johor by Javanese immigrants.
• Dancers sit astride mock horses
moving to the hypnotic beats of
a percussion ensemble usually
consisting of drums, gongs and
angklungs.

4. Zapin
• Islamic influence on Malaysian
traditional dance is perhaps
most evident in Zapin, a popular
dance in the state of Johor.
• Introduced by Muslim
missionaries from the Middle
East,
Joget
• Malaysia's most popular
traditional dance, is a lively
dance with an upbeat tempo.
• The Joget has its origins in
Portuguese folk dance, which
was introduced to Melaka
during the era of the spice
trade.

5. Tarian Piring
Minangkabau
• This dance used to be the dance
to praise the God for thanking
the harvest times at the region
named Minangkabau in the West
Sumatra since about 800 years
ago.
• Mostly, this dance can be
usually found at Seremban,
Kuala Pilah and Rembau..
Gayong Otar-Otar
• An energetic dance from the
state of Terengganu, it features
male dancers carrying swords
and shields and simulating
battle moves.
• The dance is accompanied by a
lively tempo from gongs and
drums.

6. Chinese Lion Dance
• Usually performed
during the Chinese New
Year festival.
• Lion Dance is energetic
and entertaining.
• The dance is almost
always performed to
the beat of the tagu, the
Chinese drum, and the
clanging of cymbals.
Indian Bharata Natyam
• This classical Indian dance is
poetry in motion.
• Based on ancient Indian epics,
this highly intense and dramatic
dance form uses over 100 dance
steps and gestures.
• As mastery requires many years
of practice, some children begin
learning the dance form at the
age of five.

7. Ngajat
• Originally performed by
Sarawak’s ethnic warriors
• The Ngajat was a post-battle
dance to celebrate victory.
Sumazau
•The national dance of the Kadazan-
Dusun community in Sabah, Borneo,
•The Sumazau is performed by two
rows of men and women dressed in
traditional costumes.
• They depict the flight of birds to
the rhythm of six gongs

8. Bamboo Dance
• Two long bamboo poles are
held horizontally above the
ground at ankle-height.
• They are clapped together to a
high-tempo drumbeat.
• Requiring great agility, dancers
are required to jump over or
between the poles without
getting their feet caught.
Branyo
• Branyo dance ( Kristang
language for the social 'joget
dance')
• Favoured mainly by the older
Portuguese generation,
compared to the Farapeira the
Branyo is a more staid dance.
• The dancers dressed in cowboy-
like costumes dancers dressed
in with sway to the steady
rhythm of drums and violins.