Malaysian Wins "Dance With Us:Motion Across Cultures" Photo Contest

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysian James Quah was one of the two grand prize winners in the "Dance With Us: Motion Across Cultures" photo contest sponsored by the Exchanges Connect, an international online community. Quah will receive an iPad2 tablet computer for his photo entitled "Pasut" which will be displayed at the United States Department of State in Washington DC and on the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs websites. The US Embassy in a statement on Friday said Quah had participated in different styles of dances since he was 20 and continued to be involved in the performance arts as a photographer. "He enjoys the challenge of photographing dancers executing seemingly effortless acts of gratecfulness and weightlessness," it said. The photo contest, which called for photos that represented dances in the participant community or culture, was held from Sept 13-Oct 25. Exchanges Connect is managed by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that connects potential, current and former exchange program participants so that they can discuss application processses programs and living abroad. Photos from the contest could be viewed on http://connect.state.gov/page/photo-contest. -- BERNAMA Malaysia