Traditional Traditional Dance of Sumatra – Sumatra is one of the provinces with the largest population in Indonesia, and also has rapid progress in the economic field, as well as education.
In addition to having a lot of rapid progress, people in Sumatra still maintain culture, one of which is dance. Dances in Sumatra are very diverse because in Sumatra there are many tribes.
Here we provide information about the culture of North Sumatra, namely traditional dances which are still maintained by the people in North Sumatra and are sometimes often performed in traditional ceremonies.
- Plate Dance
Piring Dance or Piriang Dance is one of the traditional dances of West Sumatra originating from the city of Solok. Why is this dance called the plate dance? That’s because the dance is performed using a plate which is the main medium.
Then the plates that were brought were swung with a fast and regular movement and the plates did not slip out of the hand. This dance is a symbol of the Minangkabau people.
The basic movements of the plate dance are the steps of Minangkabau Silat or Silek. It is said that this plate dance is a ritual of giving thanks to the locals to the gods after their abundant harvest.
This ritual is carried out by bringing offerings in the form of food which is then stored in a plate while stepping accompanied by dynamic movements. After the entry of Islam into the Minangkabau area, this dance tradition was no longer used for rituals to the gods.
The dance turned into a means to entertain many people who were performed at public events. The musical instruments that accompany this dance are talempong and saluang. Usually the number of dancers is odd, namely three to seven people.
- Pasambahan Dance
Another West Sumatran traditional dance is the pasambahan dance or offering. As the name suggests, this type of dance is often performed when welcoming famous figures, big state guests, and the like as a form of respect for them.
When the dance is performed, guests will be under an umbrella while accompanied by a path leading to a seat. Not only as a dance to welcome guests, pasambahan is also staged in various traditional events, welcoming the groom at the woman’s house, entertainment, and so on.
After completing the dance performance, guests will be served with betel leaves in a carano. In wedding culture, the groom will receive betel leaf as the head of the group. This dance is generally performed by nine people and is divided into three groups.
The first group consisted of two male dancers performing pencak silat movements, while the second group consisted of four female dancers. They dance gracefully. The last one is a woman with one carano carrier and two companions.
- Piso Surit Dance
The first North Sumatran Traditional Dance is the Piso Surit Dance (Indonesian: singing bird) which is a traditional dance from the Karo Batak Tribe, and is usually performed when there are guests of honor.
This Piso Surit dance tells the story of a girl who is waiting for the arrival of a lover, and this dance depicts a deep sadness.
Piso Surit dance is usually performed in groups, namely men and women consisting of five pairs or more. This dance is accompanied by traditional music, and the movements are repeated, including foot movements, tiptoeing, up and down movements, and other movements.
- Baluse Dance
Furthermore, the Traditional Traditional Dance of North Sumatra is Baluse Dance. The Baluse dance or also known as the Fataele dance is a typical war dance of the Nias Tribe, and is currently performed when welcoming tourists and important guests.
This dance is only performed by a man who is strong and also dashing, and this man wears war clothes with a combination of red and yellow, then added with a baluse shield and a 2 meter long spear.
This dance is led by a commander like a war expert, then the leader gives a signal to the dancers to form a long lined formation consisting of four rows.
The command position is at the front facing the dancers, then forms a back and forth movement while stomping on the ground while shouting words of encouragement.
- Tanggai Dance
Tanggai Dance is a traditional dance from South Sumatra which is also presented to welcome guests of honor. In contrast to the Gending Sriwijaya dance, the Tanggai Dance is performed by five people wearing traditional clothing such as songket cloth, dodot, pending, necklaces, poor buns, flower veins or potpourri, canopy cempako, rocking flowers, and ladder-shaped nails made of copper plates. .
This dance is a combination of graceful movements with local clothing. This dance depicts the people of Palembang who are friendly and respectful, appreciate and love guests who visit their area
- Gending Sriwijaya Dance
Is a folk song and also a dance that is quite popular from the city of Palembang, South Sumatra. This Gending Sriwijaya song is sung to accompany the Gending Sriwijaya dance.
Both the song and the dance describe the cultural nobility, glory, and majesty of the Sriwijaya empire that once succeeded in uniting the western region of the archipelago. The lyrics of this song also describe one’s longing for an era where at that time Srivijaya had become the center of Buddhist studies in the world.
The Gending Sriwijaya dance from South Sumatra was performed to welcome the great guests.
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