02 May 2012 | last updated at 09:21PM
By OLIVIA MIWIL|KUALA LUMPUR|streets@nstp.com.my
EARTH DAY: International students perform street dance to spread message on endangered species
STUDENTS of the International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) danced at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur's entrance recently to spread the message of protecting endangered species.
The event was held in collaboration with Pavilion KL as they celebrated Earth Day recently.
Although it was a hot day, passers-by stopped to see 18-year-old Kevin Jang doing a solo hip hop dance.
The main highlight was the school's animals dance.
It involved about 50 students aged from 6 to 18 doing some simple yet meaningful dance.
The dance director and coach Karen Palko explained to the public that the dance moves represented tigers, rhinos, elephants, turtles, orang utans and the sun bears.
"I choreographed it based on the way those endangered species move around, their habitats, and the dangers that they are facing," she said.
Palko hoped that people would learn to appreciate the vulnerable species through the dances.
"The dance steps are simple and easy to follow. The students mastered all the steps within two hours," Palko added.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur selected a group of preschoolers here to learn at least one movement of the animals dance from the students.
When the little children got their dance steps correct, they were given animal stickers as a small reward.
Francesca Marshall, 9, said she enjoyed dancing in the public together with her seniors.
"I hope to save a few of the animals when people see the dance," she said.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur also invited the preschoolers to join in the craft-making activities related to earth conservation at the mall's entrance.
The tutorial video for the dance can be viewed on YouTube, under the title ISKL Flash Mob Dance w Music.
Although it was a hot day, passers-by stopped to see 18-year-old Kevin Jang doing a solo hip hop dance.
The main highlight was the school's animals dance.
It involved about 50 students aged from 6 to 18 doing some simple yet meaningful dance.
The dance director and coach Karen Palko explained to the public that the dance moves represented tigers, rhinos, elephants, turtles, orang utans and the sun bears.
"I choreographed it based on the way those endangered species move around, their habitats, and the dangers that they are facing," she said.
Palko hoped that people would learn to appreciate the vulnerable species through the dances.
"The dance steps are simple and easy to follow. The students mastered all the steps within two hours," Palko added.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur selected a group of preschoolers here to learn at least one movement of the animals dance from the students.
When the little children got their dance steps correct, they were given animal stickers as a small reward.
Francesca Marshall, 9, said she enjoyed dancing in the public together with her seniors.
"I hope to save a few of the animals when people see the dance," she said.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur also invited the preschoolers to join in the craft-making activities related to earth conservation at the mall's entrance.
The tutorial video for the dance can be viewed on YouTube, under the title ISKL Flash Mob Dance w Music.
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