Ielts speaking part 1 topics (questions and answers)

Q. 
Do 
you 
enjoy 
dancing? 
[Why/Why 
not?] 
Answer: I don’t exactly dance primarily because I am not really good at it. But, 
please don’t get me wrong as I don’t have anything against “dancing”, and I do 
like to watch “dancing” but it is just that I never feel the “desire” myself or the 
passion to “shake” my body at the beat or sound of any music. I guess that it is 

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just not in my “gene”. However, I do think that “dancing” is a “domain” which 
should be left only for the people who know how to dance. 
Q. Has anyone ever taught you to dance? [Why/Why not?] 
Answer: Nobody has ever taught me how to dance because I was never really 
interested in learning it and nobody in my family was a dancer. 
Q. Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country. 
Answer: Our country has a rich culture, because of its multi-cultural and multi-
racial heritage, with its fair share of traditional dance and music. Malaysia, 
sometimes referred to as ‘truly Asia”, has at least 15 different kinds of 
dances. However, the most popular type is called “Joget” which is a lively 
dance with an upbeat tempo. It is usually performed by couples who combine 
fast, graceful movements with playful humour, and it has its origins in 
Portuguese folk dance, which was introduced to Melaka during the era of the 
spice trade. Some of the other dances are also a bit more popular than the 
others, depending on which part of Malaysia you live in.
Q. Tell me about some popular dancing in your country? 
Answer: In Malaysia, Chinese Lion Dance is very popular which is performed 
during the Chinese New Year festival. Dragon Dance, another popular dance 
type, is typically performed to usher in the Chinese New Year.
Besides, the Indian Bharata Natyam, a classical Indian dance, is famous in my 
country which is poetry in motion based on ancient Indian epics. Moreover, I 
can recall "Bhangra" which is lively folk music and dance form of the “Sikh” 
community. Then "Zapin" is a popular dance in Malaysia that has its root in 
Islamic tradition finally, "Bamboo Dance" is a highly popular and entertaining 
traditional dance in which two long bamboo poles are held horizontally above 
the ground at ankle-height and then they are clapped together to a high-tempo 
drumbeat.