If I an exchange student in a University in a foreign country when the students' organization requested me to organize a cultural performance to introduce my country, I will present Malay traditional dance arts as my cultural performance to represent my nation. Dance can be defined as the art of dance movements of the body, legs and arms to the beat of the music played. Dances from each nation has its own origin. I will introduce Malay traditional dance arts called “Mak yong” as a cultural performance to represent my nation to other.” Mak Yong” dance is a traditional Malay dances that are very popular in Malaysia especially in Kelantan. “Mak yong” dance drama is a form from combination some various elements such as the elements …show more content…
It is because I want to share with other about my differencess and the speciality of traditional dance in my nation. “Mak yong” has their own differencess from others because its combine many thing to produce their own identity. Its combine acting, singing, and dance in one story. Its not just an intertaiment but it also give a good moral value to people because of their stories related to our daily life.
Beside that, the reason why I choose “Mak Yong” because of the uniqueness of his clothes rather than other dance. “Mak yong” dance performance does not need a lot of clothes but once the clothes for the characters in the show are expensive. Important characters in makyung given a special name and each character has its own full dress even for what the story though. For the important male character its called as “Pak Yung”. “Pak Yung” will wearing a yellow silk dress, not collared, short sleeve and must dressed …show more content…
Besides that, at the top of “setanjak”, its will decorated with some jasmine flowers. Some bunch of jasmine also hung on the bottom of the left ear.
Same like “Pak Yung” , “Mak Yong” princess costume is also very similar with it. They will wear a silk blouse and wearing a brooch of gold and gems. Silk “sarong” will be tied with string waist and will be suspended on the left shoulder with a piece of ‘sibar’. “Sibar” fabric will be made with gold thread. “Mak Yong” princess would wear a wrist strap, gold, gold ankle bracelet and ring the grant of the king. So because of this uniqueness of their character clothes, I want to show to other about what my nation cultural have.
Next reason is to introduce the Malaysian traditional musical instruments. “Mak yong” dance only used traditional musical instrument for their perfomance. Example of “Mak yong” musical instrument like Gongs, drums mother (gendang ibu), child drum (gendang anak ), cymbal, “kesi”, flute and “rebab”. Reason why I want to introduce its because new generation nowadays sometimes does not know the type of traditional musical instruments that our nation has. Communities nowadays more prefer to new musical instruments like guitar, piano and other musical instrument. So, when I used cultural performance to introduce my country, other nation know about traditional musical instruments that Malaysian