JAKARTA, Indonesia — For decades, Uni Histayanti has performed the enigmatic movements of her nation’s traditional “pendet” dance. She learned the rhythms as a child and years ago opened a dinner ...

Students from SMK Damansara Utama performed the magunatip bamboo dance that earned them the Grand Champion title at the Bandung International Dance Competition. Photos: Kartini Karim Students from ...

Their latest kerfuffle is over each nation’s rights to claim the subtle dance known as tortor as its own. It’s on again. Malaysia and Indonesia are squaring-off over another cultural dispute amid ...

Lim Yeow Hwee (left) and Kayllash Thiagarajan will go on to represent the country at the first-ever Red Bull Dance Your Style Regional Finals in Singapore this April 25. - Trident Creatives / Red Bull ...

It all began in 1998 when Hawaiian lion dancer Harlan Lee attended the Hong Kong Invitational Lion Dance Championships. While warming up for the competition, he noticed one particular man watching ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Dance Festival 2025, organised by the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry through the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN), serves as a ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Malaysia is separated from Indonesia's Sumatra island by just 40 miles (64 km) of water, but an ocean has opened up between them over who owns a traditional dance, the latest in a ...

HONG KONG: It is a well-known ancient art form, and now, the lion dance is set to be jointly nominated by China and Malaysia for Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list. During Chinese Premier Li ...