▁dance ▁was ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁public ▁during ▁the ▁royal ▁wed ding ▁in ▁P ek an , ▁P ah ang . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁J og et ▁P ah ang ▁and ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁Tar ian ▁Gam el an ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Mak ▁Y ong ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁Mak ▁Y ong , ▁a ▁dance ▁and ▁the atr ical ▁performance , ▁which ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁of ▁R ia u - L ing ga , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁when ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁Mant ang , ▁En ci k ▁Aw ang ▁Kel adi ▁and ▁En ci k ▁Aw ang ▁Dur te ▁went ▁to ▁Kel ant an ▁for ▁their ▁marriage . ▁They ▁returned ▁south ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Pul au ▁T ek ong ▁( now ▁in ▁Singapore ) ▁after ▁their ▁wed d ings , ▁telling ▁the ▁loc als ▁about ▁their ▁experience ▁witness ing ▁the ▁Mak ▁Y ong ▁performance ▁in ▁Kel ant an . ▁En th used ▁by ▁their ▁tale , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Pul au ▁T ek ong ▁went ▁to ▁Kel ant an ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁the ater ▁performance . ▁Ten ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁first ▁Mak ▁Y ong ▁performance ▁was ▁st aged ▁in ▁R ia u - L ing ga . ▁ ▁The ▁news ▁was ▁then ▁received ▁by ▁Sultan ▁Mah m ud ▁Shah ▁III . ▁Att ract ed ▁by ▁the ▁story , ▁he ▁invited ▁the ▁perform ers ▁to ▁the ▁palace ▁court . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁long