Malay Dance

Direct School Admission 2026 (MALAY DANCE)

Our Story

For our Questari dancers, dance has always been their passion, and the co-curricular activity offers our dancers the opportunity to embark on an enriching and fantastic journey, exploring the wide array of traditional Malay dance genres. These dance genres include Joget, Zapin, Asli, Inang and Masri. Each dance form depicts the many aspects of the Malay culture and traditions.

Our dedicated coach choreographs delicate, enchanting and energetic dance movements to create a traditional dance form that allows our dancers to move gracefully on stage. Our dances also incorporate the creative use of the kompang (hand-held drum), tepak sireh (ornate betel leaf container), terendak (decorative conical hat), umbrella, sarong and other Malay ceremonial mainstays as dance props, adding to the beauty and enchantment of our dance form.

Our dancers demonstrate resilience and excellence through their dedication to perfect their dance movements. Our dancers have built a strong sense of belonging, teamwork and respect for each other. They always perform to their upmost best and as part of our character development, we serve the community and perform at communal events, enacting our school motto, Berani Berkhidmat (Dare to Serve).

Our dance group has shown outstanding performance during SYF. We have obtained Certificates of Distinction at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation for three consecutive years - in 2017, 2019, and 2021. For SYF 2023, we have obtained Certificates of Achievement. Our Questari dancers remain resilience and keep on improving in their performances. Questari dancers have performed extensively for school and external events to illustrate their commitment and passion in the vibrant arts arena. For SYF 2025, Questari has clinched back our Certificates of Distinction.

We welcome students who are passionate and have the experience and flair in any dance form to join through the Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise.

Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.

Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from year 1 – 5.

Key Achievements

Our dance group has shown outstanding performances during SYF. We obtained the Certificate of Distinction at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation for three consecutive years - in 2017, 2019, and 2021. For SYF 2023, we obtained the Certificate of Accomplishment. For SYF 2025, we are delighted to share that we obtained the Certificate of Distinction. Our Questari dancers remain resilient and dedicated to improving their performances. Questari dancers have performed extensively for school and external events to illustrate their commitment and passion in the vibrant arts arena.

Our activities

Our Achievements

Singapore Youth Festival Competition

2017 - Certificate of Distinction

2019 - Certificate of Distinction

2021 - Certificate of Distinction

2023 – Certificate of Achievement

2025 – Certificate of Distinction

SYF 2025

2025 Speech Day Performance

Our Henderson Dawson National Day Celebration @ Gan Eng Seng Secondary School

2025 Deepavali concert

Join Us

We welcome students who are passionate and have the experience and flair in any dance form to join through the Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise.