RIMINI: A team of 22 students from four Malaysian schools and Akademi Seni Budaya Warisan dan Kebangsaan (Aswara) are delighted that their hard work in preparing for the Fest Info Dance Rimini International 2023 competition has not been in vain after landing a day before massive floods hit Italy. northern region.
Primary and secondary students from SMK(P) Sri Aman, SK Taman Megah and SMK Damansara Utama in Petaling Jaya, and SMK Sultan Ismail in Kota Baru, who are part of the Ministry of Education’s cultural group, brought home four medals of Friday’s competition that took place here.
Seven-year-old Sofia Shazana Ezwan Fansuri from SK Taman Megah won the Best Overall Costume and Best Talent awards, while a group of young dancers took First Place (Gold) in the Mini, Child, Junior and Senior categories, as well as Second Place. (Silver) in the Mini and Junior categories.
The bus driver told teachers, parents and students who landed in Bologna, Italy, on May 16 that some roads may be closed as a precaution.
Human resources intern Liana Haris, 45, said Rimini seemed like a quiet city with no one in sight when they arrived. Fortunately, we arrived on the eve of the big flood. It looked like a ghost town! She said a trip to Venice the next day was canceled due to road closures.
We were stuck in traffic for five hours. Despite the challenges, the children were in a good mood,” said Liana, whose children were participants. They sang, enjoyed TikTok, took selfies, and became friends. With good teamwork, they supported each other,” said Liana.
Erin Sonia Colin, 14, from SMK (P) Sri Aman, was jubilant at her team’s victory as she spent two nights a week for the past three months attending evening dance classes. It was exhausting. I also had to attend registration and finish my homework, but it was worth it.
Kelantan’s sole representative, 17-year-old Nur Husnina Sahira Mohd Rafie, who spent weekends traveling to Petaling Jaya for classes, was delighted. I am so happy that I was able to travel and dance on the international stage,” she said.
The Malaysian students, aged between seven and 20, performed 16 traditional dances from the Malay, Chinese, Indian, Coconut Malay and Orang Ulu communities, while the choreographer performed one dance.
Some of the highlights included Minangkabau’s batarung dance, zapin, joget, pahlawan cilik, Orang Ulu’s famous bulu kirip dance, bhangra and sewang, a dance of Orang Asli.
Choreographer Muhammad Samsudin, 34, said the Malaysian contingent performed 17 dances showcasing dance forms from different Malaysian states.
He said that each dance was prepared according to the age level of the students. Our local talents have highlighted our rich and diverse communities and made the country proud,” said Muhammad, who performed a solo Perak dance called Tarian Dabus.
Contingent leader and SK Taman Megah teacher Darlina A. Razak said the success served as an inspiration for other Malaysian youth to take pride in their heritage and culture.
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