Artistic expression: Wong has dedicated his time to teaching and pursuing his passion for dance.
PETALING JAYA: A Perak-born choreographer marked his name in the books as the first Malaysian Chinese to be awarded the Anugerah Adiguru by the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage of Malaysia (Aswara) 2022 for his contributions to Malaysian Chinese dance.
Wong Kit Yaw, 65, who is also a dance educator and dance director, spent close to 40 years teaching and designing dance in the country and his localised dances managed to portray Malaysia’s characteristics despite the fact that the dance originated from China.
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