Jakartanese Get Folky at Traditional Dance Festival
The organizers also hope the dances encourage youngsters to learn more about different cultures. [Ita, Festival Organizer]: The festival feature dancers from Malaysia, Philippines, Serbia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and locally Indonesia.
WONG:
Folk dance is a tradition shared by many different people's around the world. Over in Indonesia, an international folklore festival is giving many Indonesians their first chance to experience folk dancing first-hand.
“Folk dance is well known in other countries and many folk dance groups go on tour every year. But in Indonesia, we have never had a folk dance show before. So the majority of Indonesians don't know what folk dance is about. By putting on this festival, we are hoping folk dance will become more popular in Indonesia.”
