Harussani Zakaria, mufti of the northern state of Perak, said the dance violated Islamic law. "The poco-poco dance is actually a cult dance," he said. "Our research indicates that the dance really ...

KUALA 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 common at social events ...

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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 ...

Malaysians will be allowed to perform a controversial "poco-poco" line dance after top clerics ruled that its benefits to health outweigh concerns about taste and decency. The decision came after a ...

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 ...

Sun, August 5, 2018 Published on Aug. 5, 2018 Published on 2018-08-05T14:13:33+07:00 ome 65,000 people, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, danced the poco-poco ...

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 ...

Malaysians will be allowed to perform a controversial "poco-poco" line dance after top clerics ruled that its benefits to health outweigh concerns about taste and decency. The decision came after a ...

KUALA 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 common at social events ...