Sumazau is a very famous traditional dance of Sabah. It is a dance of Kadazandusun that is presented on Tadau Harvest Festival celebrated in Sabah each May.
Dance ritual fulfill a variety of functions such as a pulled Sumazau thanksgiving for activities associated with planting and harvesting rice and also to reject the army, the spirit of worship, and cure diseases.
This dance is performed by the peasants made up of men and women to wear their traditional dress. The dance is played with accompaniment gongs, gong usually 6 pieces of various sizes and a drum with a specific rhythm. Duration and pace of shot is elegantly gong vary by region and country.
The dance is danced with both hands raised to shoulder level and holding hands like bird wings, as the tempo tunes played slowly and gently. The dancers, male and female, and their front face moving his legs with small steps, heels up and down to the beat of the music. While dancing hand in shake and move it down just like a bird flying. Sumazau is usually performed during festive occasions and gatherings, but the original purpose of this dance is to welcome "Bambaazon" (rice spirit) is commonly done in after harvest.
Now dance elegantly held in many gatherings such as wedding receptions, entertainment occasions welcoming dignitaries, where it was also performed by all attendees regardless of race and age to enliven the occasion without wearing clothes traditional black.
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