JOHOR BARU: A send-off ceremony was held on Sunday for the award-winning Nam Wah Kangkar Pulai lion dance troupe which flew to Bali to represent the country in the Third Asia Lion Dance Championship.
About 100 people, including Kangkar Pulai village head Lee Song Twee and former village head Kew Yin Min, turned up at SRJK (Cina) Pulai in Kangkar Pulai to show their support for the eight-member troupe.
The championship will take place from Saturday to Oct 16.
Troupe chairman Yong Yii Yaak said their biggest rival would be from China.
The inaugural championship was hosted in Johor Baru two years ago while last year's event took place in Jakarta, Indonesia.
On both occasions, the Nam Wah Kangkar Pulai lion dance troupe emerged in the top three spot. By Chuah Bee Kim