Manaradan Dance

Rungus Culture

Location: Kg. Bavanggazo Matunggong Kudat

This is Rungus traditional dance called Manaradan 

which is known among the community of Dusunic as a 

Magunatip Dance.

 This dance is usually danced by women and

 men only play the bamboo which is use in

 this dance music. 

This is also different strains of music with 

sumundai-Mogigol.

Mongigol Sumundai

This dance is performed by one male and several females. 

Sumundai-dance perform gongs. 

The musical instruments used consists of 4 gongs and a drum called Tontog.

 The women will narrow her shoulders of 

each other and moving their wrist slowly and gently. When men and women

 dance together, 

it is called "miandak" in Rungus. Sumundai-Mongigol danced when

 Kaamatan festival,ritual spirit, weddings, deaths, entertainment, or 

when a special reception.

Sumundai


Manaradan


A male playing bamboo in Manaradan dance