Pupil struts his dancing skills
SEN Wei Sam was simply unbeatable at the Negri Sembilan International Dancesport Championship held in Port Dickson last Sunday.
The nine year old talented lad from Seremban won an astounding 11 gold and one bronze medal at the meet.
Wei Sam who is a Year Three pupil in SJK(C) Kelpin in Rasah, Seremban, outshone older children as he emerged as the Under-9 as well as the Under-12 champion in the samba, rumba, cha-cha and jive disciplines.
In addition he also won the gold in the Inter-schools Beginners’ Juvenile Under-9 cha-cha and jive, as well as the Solo Interschools Under-9 cha-cha and also a bronze medal in the Solo Inter-schools Under-9 jive. Wei Sam has been training under Joyous DanceSport Academy principal May Chean since he was a Year One pupil. His favourite dance is the cha cha.
“To keep myself constantly energised, I eat rice and oranges to keep on dancing all day long.
“I have also competed in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore,” he said.
The dance competition was organised by the Joyous DanceSport Academy in collaboration with the Negri Sembilan Education Department and Malaysia Ballroom Dance Council and recognised by the Education Ministry.
The one day meet saw a total of over 430 participating dancers, ranging from the Under-6, Under-9, Under-12, Under-17, Amateur and Open categories with dancers coming from Russia, China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.
Championship organising chairperson May Chean said: “I am happy our dancesport meet has been endorsed by the state education department and the ministry.”
“This is in line with the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 -2025 to strike a balance between knowledge and skills,” she added.