Day 83
Where: Inside one the Michael Ancho Longhouse, the Longhouse village somewhere near Sibu, Malaysia
Why dance?: The longhouses are long. They've existed in this place for over 100 years and currently house 2,000 people -- sometimes over 300 in one longhouse. They are counted in terms of doors and each family unit has a door, next to each other and down the row. The houses are divided into apartments with this wide open, covered space in the front, leading out to another door. Some of the houses are really, really nice, despite the shabby outward appearance.
It was here we met Auntie Irene, who has a homestay in her particular apartment. I don't remember the name of the ethnic group that lives there (will google later and update this post), but like all of the traditional cultures and ethnic groups, they have their own dance -- and Auntie Irene knows it. Here she is teaching one of the other dancers in the group -- from Saba, Malaysia and interested in all things classical and traditional dance -- the finer points of this particular dance. Learning from the Master!!
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