Whose dance is it anyway?

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Updated On Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

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Sumatran women dance the Tor-tor folk dance to welcome tourists at the Tuk-tuk village near Toba Lake in Samosir, Indonesia's North Sumatra province. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta. REUTERS/YT Haryono

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Sumatran women dance the Tor-tor folk dance to welcome tourists at the Tuk-tuk village near Toba Lake in Samosir, Indonesia's North Sumatra province. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta. REUTERS/YT Haryono

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Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Gordang Sambilan or Nine Great Drums, in Banting outside Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Gordang Sambilan or Nine Great Drums, in Banting outside Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

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Sumatran women dance the Tor-tor folk dance to welcome tourists at the Tuk-tuk village near Toba Lake in Samosir, Indonesia's North Sumatra province. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta, where a group torched Malaysia's flag and threw stones at its embassy. REUTERS/YT Haryono

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Sumatran women dance the Tor-tor folk dance to welcome tourists at the Tuk-tuk village near Toba Lake in Samosir, Indonesia's North Sumatra province. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta, where a group torched Malaysia's flag and threw stones at its embassy. REUTERS/YT Haryono

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Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Gordang Sambilan or Nine Great Drums, in Banting outside Kuala Lumpur. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Gordang Sambilan or Nine Great Drums, in Banting outside Kuala Lumpur. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

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Tor-tor dancers sit in front of Malaysia's consulate during a protest against Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance as its own cultural heritage, in Medan, Indonesia's North Sumatra province. REUTERS/Tarmizy Harva

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Tor-tor dancers sit in front of Malaysia's consulate during a protest against Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance as its own cultural heritage, in Medan, Indonesia's North Sumatra province. REUTERS/Tarmizy Harva

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Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Tor-tor folk dance in Banting, outside Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Tor-tor folk dance in Banting, outside Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

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Women make batik at the Batik Klasik workshop in Bantul, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo

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Women make batik at the Batik Klasik workshop in Bantul, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo

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Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Tor-tor folk dance in Banting, outside Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta, where a group torched Malaysia's flag and threw stones at its embassy. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

Updated on Jun 28, 2012 10:18 pm IST

Malaysians of the Mandailing ethnic group perform Tor-tor folk dance in Banting, outside Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian efforts to promote the Tor-tor folk dance and Gordang Sambilan drum performance - both with origins in Sumatra - as its own cultural heritage sparked protests this month in Jakarta, where a group torched Malaysia's flag and threw stones at its embassy. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

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