The Cultural Stage Show! :)

Other attractions in the park include weekly cultural shows and traditional games. Basically, this is an opportunity to see all Malaysian architecture and heritage in a short all-encompassing outing. And it's a nice break from the hustle and bustle of nearby urban Melaka.  

Malaysia is a multiracial country and society that is made ​​up of Malay, Indian, Chinese, Iban and elegantly. Various customs and culture can be learned from this multi-racial society, especially seen from the dance. Dance can be defined as a dance movement of the body, legs and arms to the beat of the music. The dances of each ethnic group has its origins and purpose of mak yong dance tersendiri.Sebagai example, zapin, gamelan, trance, Kathak, bhrata Natyam, a lion, a fan, ngajat and elegantly.

Our visit and the place itself became more meaningful with the presence of students. I learned that the “researchers” are a regular here since they are encouraged to augment their knowledge derived in the classroom through this.

     

 These are the old traditional monumen.Some are made up from clays, wood and also animal skin.

 

 This is the look of the stage. It looks like a typical Malay style stage with all the decorative stuffs and colors. 

Looking at the costumes they wearing according to the songs they are performing is really nice! they costumes are colorful. They performed cultural dance such as "dondang sayang" and others. Music of Malaysia is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Malaysia. A great variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Iban, Kadazan, Dayak, Euranians and many more.

                        

Mak Yong dance is a traditional Malay dance. Mak Yong dance drama is as a form of Malay dance drama that combines elements of ritual, stylized acting and dance, vocal music, songs, stories and text conversations are informal and unpretentious. Created for family entertainment in the King of Thailand, especially from the South, this dance also incorporates the romantic drama, dance and singing with a charming style that tells the heyday of the Malay sultanate. Suitable presented after the completion of the village people 'dibendang' rice harvest.

 

Zapin dance is a famous dance in the state of Johor. zapin word is derived from Al-zaffan of footwork. According to history of this dance is the first dance at the palace of entertainment brought from Hadramaut, Yemen, South by Arab traders in the 13th century intended to be devotional chanting to spread knowledge about the history of civilization islam.Kini, zapin still presented in a formal ceremony and informal. For example a wedding, opening ceremony and so on.

Hear is the sneak peak of one of the dance that they performed :) 

This dance theme is to represent the wonderful country of Malaysia with the song title 'Oh Malaysia!' With their nice and colourful costumes. The girls are wearing 'Baju Kebaya' and the guys are wearing 'Baju Melayu'. These are the traditional costumes for the Malays in Malaysia.

The look of the Mini Cultural Stage :) In Malaysia, we have many other cultural dance. Not only for Malay, Indian, Chinese but also other ethnics. This is why Malaysia is unique in its own way :) You should experience it and don't miss out this opportunity!