Dance with Ally!

Dance with Ally! (Menari Bersama Ally) is a delightful dance performance inspired by the bilingual children’s book, Ally at the Park (Ally di Taman). This interactive, bilingual English-Malay performance introduces young children to the beauty of the Malay language through movement and music.

Join Ally, a curious and observant cat, as she frolics through a park meeting other creatures and having refreshing experiences. In the performance, she is reimagined as a dancing cat, whose lively movement and song animate the sounds of the Malay vocabulary she encounters along her stroll. The Malay vocabulary is woven seamlessly into the choreography so young ones can hear and see words in action, making language learning playful and full-bodied. The performance invites the young audiences and their families/teachers to dance along with Ally, nurturing language appreciation through enjoyment and movement.

Dance with Ally! promises to be a joyful, enriching experience that will leave them smiling, moving, and knowing some words in Malay.

Rolypoly Family and Norlin Samat team up to bring Ally at the Park to life through movement and music. Written by Norlin Samat, an experienced educator and founder of Poppet, the Ally’s Adventures bilingual book series invites children to explore language through play. Bringing the story to life are choreographers and dancers Faye Lim and Bernice Lee of Rolypoly Family, who bring years of experience in dance, improvisation, and working with young children. This interactive performance celebrates curiosity, connection, and creativity—encouraging little ones to move, imagine, and learn through joy.