Malaysians will sing and dance at major festivals or gatherings, such as Sabine Dance and Maiilan Dance. Malays in Singapore express their happy mood more by dancing. With the passage of time, this kind of social dance has gradually transformed into a kind of mass self-entertainment dance. Malays dance for a while after dinner to express their gratitude for a comfortable and stable life, and at the same time, they also achieve the function of exercising muscles and keeping fit. For example, Datunjulud dance is a popular dance in Sarawak. It is said that a prince was blessed by God and got an heir. The Happy Prince thanked God for this dance. Datunjulud dance is a kind of dance to express happiness, which was later spread among Kenyan tribes in Sarawak and became a very typical and symbolic dance. It has unique costumes, hornbill feathers tied to its arms, imitating the flying movements of hornbills, and its posture is elegant and noble. The rhythm of the dance is played by sape (a musical instrument), and the dancers clap their hands while dancing.

Singapore Malay dance costumes are based on Malaysian costumes, with bright colors, which reflects the lotte attitude of working people who love colorful colors and yearn for colorful life.

Malay dance is an important symbol of Singapore's cultural society. Like China dance, the development of Malay dance is also influenced by foreign delegations. The delegation introduced Malay Round Dance, Handkerchief Dance, Disc Dance, Umbrella Dance, Disc Dance and Scarf Dance to Singapore, which became popular dance forms for Singaporeans. The early Malay national dance was just for entertainment in Singapore, but with the passage of time, the Malays in Singapore saw how their Indonesian compatriots regarded dance as a symbol of unity, and the cultural evening held by Chinese in Singapore for the development of education made China dance popular in Singapore. All these made the Malays in Singapore pay great attention to Malay dance in the 1950s, and they gradually realized that Malay dance should also be a member of Singapore dance. So far, Malays have developed Malay culture and art by organizing public welfare performances. In order to enrich Malay folk dance culture, Siriwana Art Troupe came into being to promote the spread of Malay culture and art in Singapore. In order to improve the skills of Malay dancers, Sirivarna Art Troupe invited TengkuYohanitHusny, a dancer from Sumatra, and Liao Chunyuan from Jakarta to give lectures in Singapore (1957). They teach Singaporean dancers areca nut dance, Banan Mountain dance, traditional dance and twelve flowers dance. Malay dance in Singapore has been actively supported by the Malay community, spread rapidly, and gradually formed its own style and characteristics. 1962, Princess Leidang Mountain, the first Malay dance drama created by Sirivarna Art Troupe, was successfully staged, which broadened the horizons of Singaporean Malay dancers. From 65438 to 0985, the dancer SomSaid won a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and went to Yogyakarta alone to study under the highly innovative and respected choreographer BagongKusudiardjo. From 65438 to 0990, she went to Surakarta to study Labannotation, which laid a solid scientific foundation for learning dance movements in the future. Song Saier's experience of learning dance and studying abroad allowed her to freely absorb the artistic nutrients she needed when choreographing, and she created a brand-new choreography mode. Her works show a typical Malay style from the rhythm mode to the use of space and footwork. With the unremitting efforts of Malay dancers, Malay folk dance has gradually entered the right track in Singapore.

Social entertainment dance