Malaysia is known throughout the world for its multi-cultures society. It has proven to be attractive to people from everywhere. As house to multiple ethnic groups, many countries regard Malaysia as the great example of peaceful co-existence regardless of race and creed. At the end of the day, you'd be hard pressed to find another country that can offer you the same heady mix of colours, culture, food, festivities and inspiration as the ones you'd find in Malaysia.
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| Multiculturalism in Malaysia: Iban, Indian, Malay, Chinese, Kadazan. (from left to right) |
All the ethnic groups in Malaysia co-exist in harmony and enrich the country's cultural lifestyle. Malaysia consists of a collective blend of food, traditions, clothing and customs. Local cuisines can range from hot and spicy Indian and exotic Mediterranean to Western and popular Chinese dishes.
The multiculturalism has not only made a gastronomically paradise, it's also made Malaysia home to hundreds of colourful festivities. Malaysians love celebrating, and socializing too in fact, where their laid back, warm and friendly mannerisms make them as approachable as you can imagine.
So, let's get to the point , our group is doing about cultural dances in Malaysia. Dance is a popular cultural form in Malaysia too. Each ethnic group has its own dance forms which characterizes its culture. Malaysian dances can be identified with certain regions or religious practices which are often performed in festive celebrations, wedding parties, cultural shows, religious ceremonies or other public events.
Geographically, Malaysia is as diverse as its culture. Cool hideaways can be found in the highlands, while those who have a sunnier disposition will be able to kick back and chill at warm, sandy beaches and rich, humid mangroves.
Malaysia is a multi-racial nation. There's many races in Malaysia, 3 of them were considered as the main races in Malaysia. They are Malay, Chinese and Indian. Each group has different cultures and different art, yet still they are able to live harmony in one place. Malay is recognised as the largest ethnic group in Malaysia due to its population, Chinese is the second largest whereas Indian is the smallest of the three main ethnic groups.
Below are the dances of the 3 major racial groups in our country that we plan to include in our group project.
For the Malay culture we plan on doing Tarian Zapin, the Fan Dance for the Chinese culture and also an Indian dance. We will be incorporating all the elements of each dance into a whole mega component. We will be choreographing our own dance with the help of each of our multicultural members, we plan on fully understanding the uniqueness of each dance and try to do our best in this project.
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| Tarian Zapin |
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| Chinese Fan Dance |
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| Indian Dance |
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