Saturday, May 05, 2007

Rare dances kick off Sabah Fest


Kota Kinabalu: A 90-minute spectacular cultural extravaganza featuring some rarely seen Sabah ethnic dances marked the launching of the 20th edition of Sabah Fest 2007 at Magellan Sutera Hotel, here, Friday.

The glittering grand launching that involved more than 500 musicians and dancers was graced by Head of State Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah and consort Toh Puan Dayang Masuyah.

Also present was Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and new Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.

This year's highlights included the rarely seen Mamapak Ritual of the Rungus, Tamadak dance of the Bonggi community from Bangi Island, Kudat and the Suaan dance of the Dumpas people from Beluran.

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