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Tutor's Bio
Osman Abdul Hamid
Artistic Director & Resident Choreographer
Osman Abdul Hamid joined the People Association and the former Sriwana Mala Dance Groups in 1979 and was trained by Mr Nongchik Ghani, Mr Saileh Buang and Mdm Som Said. A tutor/choreographer of the NUS Ilsa Tari since 1995, he is also the choreographer of the Peoples Associations Malay Dance Group. His works are often presented together with music.
Osman's works have been regularly showcased overseas. From 1984 to 1991, he represented Singapore at four ASEAN Performing Arts Festivals and in many overseas cultural exchange programmes. His concert, EXPRESSI. . .ERA. . . BERMIJLA, was highly commended by the performing arts circle. In 1996, his dance was selected by the National Arts Council to be featured in the 4th ASEAN Dance Festival. He also represented the People's Association Cultural Troupe in a special performance in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN in Tokyo, Japan in 1997.
Singapore was represented in the 1999 Chinese New Year Parade in Hong Kong by his choreographed item, which featured a combined performance by the People's Association Malay Dance Group and the Orkestra Melayu Singapura. In 2000, he was selected to lead the People's Association Cultural Troupe to participate in the Asia-Europe Folk Festival at the second Kyongju World Culture EXPO held in Korea. His highly acclaimed works were also featured during the People's Association's 40th Anniversary Celebration concert entitled Harmony in Motion, the Chingay Parade and the Singapore Arts Festival's Festival Village at Fort Canning Park.
In recognition of his talents and dedication in promoting Malay dance in Singapore, Osman was conferred the prestigious Singapore Youth Award (Service) in 1993 and the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council in 1994. He has also be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Malay Heritage Centre (June 2007 - June 2009)
