Go Global Brunei: Tarian Aduk Aduk!

Hello!!
The biggest party of the year is about to hit UEA!

Go Global Party will be held at the LCR on this coming Thursday April the 21st 2016 starting from 7pm. Tickets are priced at £5 if you buy in advance and £6 on the door.  The link to buy the tickets here.

If you're interested in getting to know about other cultures from various parts of the world, this is an event not to be missed! Cultural performances will be showcased throughout the night and you even get free food! Yeap, you heard me, FREE FOOD! Over 30 societies are participating in this event be it, making food or performing a dance. Food ranges from Bulgarian pastries to Nepalese Momos (dumplings) to Japanese sushi. Talk about going global!


Last year, UEA Brunei society participated by serving our delicious traditional biscuits and cakes but this year we thought, hey why not give UEA a better glimpse of the culture-rich Brunei. We have been slaving ourselves to 3 hour dance rehearsals in order to perfect the dance (so be there else our efforts are to no avail!)

The dance we have chosen to perform is called 'Aduk Aduk'. Traditionally, this is a dance performed by one of the indigenous Malay tribes in Brunei i.e the 'Kedayan' tribe. This dance is accompanied by the 'gulingtangan' (a traditional brass musical instrument), drum and coconut shells (cause nothing screams tropical like dancing with coconut shells). Sounds exotic and intriguing? Well, it is so please do come and watch us perform.

Here's a sneak peak of what to expect this Thursday:

 

Real coconut shells!

 

 

Aforementioned gulingtangan we don't actually have this instrument as we are dancing to a pre-recorded music but this is it)

 

 

I'll see you guys at the event then! :D

 

 

Love,

Karen (Brunei ambassador)