World Refugee Day Celebrations in KL Sentral

World Refugee Day Celebrations in KL Sentral

CULTURAL PERFORMANCES

19.06.2010

Myanmar society of young people from the chin, music and dance performances, chinsurname

A very macho and rousing dance by the Rakhine community of Myanmar to show loyalty to their King.

Children from the Mon community of Myanmar performing a traditional dance in absolutely regal-looking costumes.

A very colourful music and dance troupe by the Mon community of Myanmar.

What a spectacular costume! A dancer of Shan ethnicity performs the Peacock Dance.

Lovely ladies from Shan State performing a New Year song-and-dance number.

Young people from the Kachin (Myanmar) community performing the Myitkyina dance.

Adorable Kachin children performing a traditional dance.

Young people from the Chin community of Myanmar performing a dance to celebrate the birth of a baby boy.

The double standards practiced in most societies do confound me, I must admit. 

Endearing little Afghan girls performing a demure little dance.

Afghan women performing a rather melancholic-sounding number. From the looks of it, I think it's a song about women's place being in the kitchen. The women stand around the pot, stirring, and clapping at the beat of one clap a minute or something excruciating like that.

Afghan boys performing a lively bhangra-like number, and dancing with each other. I was waiting for the womenfolk to join in but they never did. I guess the women were all stuck in the kitchen with that there big ol' pot, huh?   

Young ladies from the Sri Lankan Tamil community performing an Indian classical dance.