Interest in zapin reignited among Tamil school pupils

Khasturi (centre) with the school’s team of zapin dancers.

A difference in cultures is no hindrance for pupils at a Tamil school in Johor Baru in terms of learning and performing zapin, a traditional Malay dance.

SJK(T) Masai teacher Khasturi Ramalingam, who oversees the school’s cultural arts club, said zapin had long been part of its extra-curricular activities, along with Indian dance and drama class.