The Giring-Giring dance – the longer the diversity of indigenous peoples of the Dayak tribe. In addition Tari Balean Dadas full of attractions in the HUT RI 2019 last Dance of sleigh-bells became one of the cultural assets, precisely in the Island of Borneo, Kalimantan. The giring-giring dance it turns out that there are many forms of movement in his appearance, similar but not the same, according to the hallmark of the culture of each region.
For example, the giring-giring dance in Central Kalimantan is known by the dance Tolang Totai and Dance Ganggareng. Unlike in East Kalimantan, which is known by Tari Gantar. The first story of the Tribe Taboyan Bawo and Lunch Moody, who lived in the interior of the Barito river (witu), covering Muara Teweh to puruk cahu. They call the giring-giring dance as a dance Tolang Totai.
Get to know the Giring-Giring Dance, Typical of Central Kalimantan
Literally from the language of the Dayak Taboyan Bawo, “tolang” means a segment of bamboo, while the “totai” which means stick of wood. I mean, in the process, a piece of bamboo put the seeds of the corn, so that if it is played there will be a sound of jingling.
From the legends of the tribe Taboyan Bawo tells, that there is a village youth who got lost in a cave for 2 days and 2 nights. During that time he heard the sound of falling water sounded as crowded as the sound of music. When managed to get out of the cave, he watched the people in his village, crowded danced while planting rice.
The young man was instantly reminded of the sound of music when he was trapped in the cave. From there, he made the bamboo musical instrument (called tolang totai), known by salung. Another version of the Dayak ma’anyan and the Dayak Lawangan. They live in the deep south, its territory includes Buntok until Barito Timur.
They know the dance ganggareng, who was given the name “Visible”, meaning that the dance theme of the struggle. Dance is what tells how the village community together is full of joy welcomed the arrival of the fighters Dayak, after returning from the battlefield.
Of the various versions of the story, the giring-giring dance touted as a foothold packaging art and culture. The giring-giring dance hosts dance tolang totai, ganggereng and gantar.
The history of the Giring-Giring Dance
According To Neni Praise N.R. (a researcher for the institute for Preservation of Cultural Values of the West Kalimantan), said that the giring-giring dance comes from the Hamlet of Paju Ampat, Kecamatan Dusun Timur, Kabupaten Barito Timur, Kalimantan Tengah. The giring-giring dance grow and develop since the year 525 in the area of Paju Ampat.
Then spread to various parts of South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan, with the modification of motion and different music. The movement essentially unchanged. First, the basic motion Manasai, namely the motion of the social dance of the Dayak of Central Kalimantan. Second, the motion “tandrik” and “menjinggit-jinggit”. Third, the motion of the 2x steps right-left into the grip the giring-giring dance.
In language, the sleigh can be interpreted with “accompany”, “hand in hand” or “accompaniment”. Lead the community to dance together, rejoice and give thanks to ALMIGHTY God for the success achieved. Called the giring-giring dance because in his previous performance, the dancer using the “sleigh-bells” or (interpreted) stick. The giring-giring dance also known as Sbo Bano.
The rules of the game the Giring-Giring Dance
Dance group of men and women with the number of 6 – 10 people this, have some rules, namely:
Dancers wear traditional clothes typical of dayak patterned stripes, shawl at waist and bird feathers tingang or hornbills as a headband and attached to each finger.
The dancers wear an ankle bracelet which shaped like a stick just smaller than that taken/held.
Most of the dancers (usually male dancers) carrying/holding a traditional weapon of the Dayak namely glewang. It is as a symbol of the brave knight fighting a war.
Female dancers also wear gloves.
Accompanied by music, which consists of a drum dayak, gong and a set of kenong (which amounts to 5 pieces).
Dancers bring a pair of sticks of sleigh-bells. Stick in the this dance became a symbol of expression of the feeling of happiness. Stick of bamboo thin sized 120 cm, which is filled with the seeds of piding (in the Dayak language = gangereng). This is a bamboo/gangereng, which became a replica of the traditional weapons of the spear/lunju/bamboo spears. The other is a stick/gantar/stick, of a board of 8×120 cm, as a replica talawang (shield).
Dancers will be stamped sticks (gantar) to the floor and wiggle bamboo (gangereng), to jingle. The right hand holding the bamboo and his left holding a stick. Along with it, a dancer to move his legs back and forth. So that there is a distinctive blend between stick sleigh, musical instruments and dance.
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