3 Sabahan Kids Won A Gold Medal For Their 'Nambuyunan' Dance At A Competition In Portugal
They were not the only winners who came home with gold medals from Dance World Cup 2019.
By Alyssa J. Oon — 10 Jul 2019, 06:29 PM
Three primary school children from SK Stella Maris in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah won a gold medal for their 'Nambuyunan' performance at an international dance competition
The trio, which is made up of 10-year-old Ahmad Mikhail Damsal and 12-year-olds Muhammad Fakhrul Afif and Oscar Neil, cinched a gold medal under the 'Children Duet/Trio National and Folklore Dance' category at the recent Dance World Cup 2019, reported Bernama.
DWC 2019 was held in Braga, Portugal from 29 June to 6 July.
However, the trio were not the only ones who managed to nab a gold medal
The Borneo Post reported that 12-year-old Mohd Fakhrul Afif, also from SK Stella Maris, came out top in the 'Solo Children National Folklore' category for his Brunei ethnic dance, 'Ag Alak Betatar'.
A group from SK Mutiara Kota Kinabalu also won a gold medal in the 'Children Small Group National Folklore Dance' category for their performance.
View more of the winners here.
