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Malaysian Muslims will be allowed to perform the controversial “poco-poco” line dance after the country’s top Muslim clerics ruled that its benefits to health outweigh concerns about taste and decency ...

Jakarta, 8 August (BelTA - ANTARA News) - Indonesia has been declared successful in breaking a world record after 65,000 people participated in the poco-poco line dance in Jakarta. A committee member ...

KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Islamic clerics in a Malaysian state want Muslims to avoid a popular dance they claim has Christian influences. The “poco-poco” is a line dance that is ...

Ipoh (Malaysia), Apr 2(ANI): Muslim clerics in Malaysia have issued a fatwa banning the "poco-poco", a popular line dance, saying that it is 'haram for Muslims' because of its Christian roots. In ...

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Indonesian president Joko Widodo led some 65,000 of his compatriots in a mass dance through the streets of Jakarta on Sunday to promote the Asian Games and try to set a world record along the way.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The attempt to break a Guinness World Record of Indonesian collective traditional dance Poco-poco on Sunday, August 5 sparked protests considering the event was said unprofessional ...

Top clerics in Malaysia permits "poco-poco" line dance. "If it can bring about positive impact to health, then we have no objection on that matter, says Abdul Shukor Husin, chairman of the country's ...

Indonesian students perform the Poco-Poco dance in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record. Source: AAP Indonesian president Joko Widodo led some 65,000 of his compatriots in a mass dance ...

Top clerics have ruled that the dance's benefits to health outweigh concerns about taste and decency. The decision came after a mufti in the predominantly Muslim nation outlawed the dance in his state ...