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The Coconut Shell Grating Dance
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00000957
    Country Malaysia
    ICH Domain Performing Arts
    Address
    The state of Kedah, Malaysia
Description The Coconut Shell Grating Dance is a created dance originating from the state of Kedah, and suitable to be performed by various layers and age level of the society. This dance is normally performed by males and females in groups by using traditional coconut grater and coconut shell, and patterned in dance form based on the traditional activity of grating coconut. The specialty and uniqueness of this dance lie on the sound of the knocking of the coconut grater as well as the coconut shell itself.
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The Malaysia Arts Cultural Practitioners Association (MACPA)