What is the traditional dance of Singapore?
Singapore's history, being rather short, did not have time to
develop its own traditional dance. As of current, most Singaporeans
consider a dance to be Singaporean when it includes dance elements
of the 3 major races (Chinese, Indian and Malay) and others (the
smaller minority groups such as Caucasians). Being a multiracial
country, Singapore places emphasis on the peaceful and harmonious
coexistence of its people, and when translating that into dance or
any aesthetic form, incorporation of elements from the various
races are very common and widely accepted as 'Uniquely Singapore'.
I believe this is the start of the development of Singapore's own
unique dance (and hopefully, culture as well).