This year's Cuti-Cuti 1Malaysia Dance Tourism Carnival gyrated to a record-breaking participation of over 15,000 people, as compared to 12,000 last year. As usual tourism figures are bloated up.
The large-scale participation, listed in the Malaysia Book of Records, ( you have to pay to get this done ) involved government agencies, non-governmental organisations, university students and participants from Australia, China, Thailand and the US.
The prime minister's wife, Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor, who also took part in the programme, described dance as an important product in the local tourism industry, which represented Malaysian cultures and customs.
"Dance is an element that can foster unity and team spirit when done in groups," she said when officiating the carnival at the Dataran Merdeka here.
Rosmah said the combination of dance and music not only produced rhythmic movements but also entertained and offered good therapy and exercise.
"Dance can keep our body healthy as it involves movements of the whole body," she said.
Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the carnival was a new tourism product introduced by the ministry. Nothing new here.
This year, dances originating from Thailand, Malay (Zapin), Chinese, Indian, Sewang and others from the Sarawak and Sabah communities were introduced.
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