in malaysia, he championed a multicultural system of dance education that was truly pioneering. this resulted in dance graduates with the capacity to inhabit numerous dance languages that enabled them to create exciting choreography and educational pathways locally and abroad. students under his tutelage went on to pursue higher education on full scholarships to hong kong, korea, usa, england, taiwan and germany. this has seen a new generation of young malaysian dance graduates with postgraduate degree qualifications. he has also been committed to the highest performance standards, with students majoring and performing across cultures and borders from classical ballet to bharatanatyam. he was responsible for the revival and revitalization of numerous malay dance forms incorporating it into the curriculum or presenting them as part of public performances. these include "tari inai", "terinai", "joget gamelan" and much more.