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01 April 2011 • 6:51pm In Malaysia, many adults practise the dance, which is considered a recreational activity to keep fit Credit: Photo: AFP Harussani Zakaria, mufti of the northern state of Perak, ...

Malaysia's top Islamic clerical body will decide the fate of a popular dance later this month after a state banned it over claims it contained "Christian rituals", according to reports ...

Foreign Ministers' spouses learn the steps of the "poco-poco" dance during a luncheon on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur in 2005. Malaysians ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The attempt to break a Guinness World Record of Indonesian collective traditional dance Poco-poco on Sunday, August 5 sparked protests considering the event was said unprofessional ...

Sun, August 5, 2018 Published on Aug. 5, 2018 Published on 2018-08-05T14:13:33+07:00 ome 65,000 people, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, danced the poco-poco ...

Ipoh (Malaysia), Apr 2(ANI): Muslim clerics in Malaysia have issued a fatwa banning the "poco-poco", a popular line dance, saying that it is 'haram for Muslims' because of its Christian roots. In ...

Jakarta, 8 August (BelTA - ANTARA News) - Indonesia has been declared successful in breaking a world record after 65,000 people participated in the poco-poco line dance in Jakarta. A committee member ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Islamic clerics in a Malaysian state want Muslims to avoid a popular dance they claim has Christian influences. The “poco-poco” is a line dance that is common at social events ...

Tens of thousands of people dance poco-poco on Jakarta streets in world record bid Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo joined tens of thousands of people doing the poco-poco on the streets of ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Islamic clerics in a Malaysian state want Muslims to avoid a popular dance they claim has Christian influences. The "poco-poco" is a line dance that is common at social events ...