Zapin Dance

Zapin derived from the Arabic "Zafn" of significant rapid leg movements follow tramp blow. Zapin a Malay dance vocabulary that gets influence from Arabic. This traditional dance is educational and entertaining at the same time, it is used as a medium of propaganda Islamiyah through Zapin lyric songs sung. Accompanying music consists of two main tools lute stringed instruments and percussion instruments three small drum called marwas. Prior to 1960, Zapin dancers only danced by men but is now common danced by female dancers dancers even mix of men and women.

Dance dance Zapin very range of motion, although the motion is essentially the same basic Zapin, danced by the people in the east and west coast of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Riau Islands, the coast of Borneo and Brunei Darussalam.

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