Malay lion dance troupe will be busy as a bee during CNY

All seven members of the group are Malay students from the school which is located in a village about 25km from Kuala Terengganu city. — BernamaWith their lively execution of technical movements, great drum beats and almost perfect acrobatic feats, spectators should be forgiven for thinking that the Sekolah Kebangsaan Jerong lion dance troupe is made up of Chinese students.

“The existence of this lion dance group has made history, not only for the school itself, but also at the state level as it is first national school to have its own lion dance troupe in Terengganu. The seven members of the lion dance group are Muhammad Syafiq Aiman Surin, 12; Muhamad Faiz Mamat, 11, and his twin brother Muhamad Fahmi, 11; Tun Ahmad Ashraf Dzulkarnain Tun Asnan, 10; Nur Aleesya Balqis Musa, 11; Nur Faqihah Nuriesya Mohd Fairul Nizam, 10, and Siti Syaza Liyana Osman, 11.

“This is all due to their great passion, interest and discipline while undergoing training, coupled with their talent, now they are such great students and can perform amazing lion dances,” he said. One of the students, Siti Syaza Liyana said the satisfaction after performing in front of the crowd was just indescribable especially when the audience was surprised to learn that the lion dance they have just witnessed was performed by a group of Malay students.

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