Students ‘Hit It Out’ At Hadrah Competition
Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty three hadrah groups yesterday entered the preliminary round of the 26' Hadrah Competition for Secondary Schools and Colleges at Sayyidina Hasan Secondary School in Kilanas.
Yesterday's event, organised by the Co-Curriculum Education Department of the Ministry of Education, saw 17 teams from the male category and six teams from the female category perform on stage before a panel of judges.
According to Cikgu Sukardi bin Kaderi, Co-Secretary of the organising committee, the teams were judged based on their choreography skills, synchronisation, attire, originality, quality of presentation, hitting techniques and other criteria.
The competition was aimed at developing the students' creativity through hadrah performances. Hadrah is part of the local Malay tradition and culture' and should be practised by the younger generation to preserve the Malay heritage.
Such competition will also encourage students to be more involved in positive activities while uplifting the significance of the rich traditional art form, said Cikgu Sukardi.
The final leg of the competition will be held at Sayyidina Hasan Secondary school in early May.
Eight male groups and four female groups will be selected to enter the final round. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
