As World Music Artists in Residence at the Univeristy of Toronto in Canada Vaughan and Evie taught village and court styles of Seven-tone Semara Pagulingan and dance. The main dance piece is called Perong Subandar (Pagan Kelod style), which Vaughan taught an abridged version for beginners with just one pengawak (instead of three in the dance version or six in the instrumental version) and also removing the two bapang at the end. This meant that in just 12 weeks (yes, twelve weeks!) the students (some of whom had no previous musical background) could perform this difficult piece and keep it together right to the end.
Congrats to our wonderful, hardworking and talented students - you were the best!
Special historical note: this was the first time in history that Pagan Kelod style Semara Pagulingan style had ever been taught overseas.
