14 Traditional Dance Indonesia

1. Tari Gantar

Dances depicting the movement of people grow rice. Tongkat describe fists while bamboo and wood grains and seeds in it describe the container.

This dance is quite famous and often served in welcoming guests and events lainnya.Tari is not only known by the Dayak Tunjung but also known by the Dayak tribe Benuaq. This dance can be divided into three versions of the dance Gantar prayatn, Gantar Busai and Gantar indigestion / Gantar Lewis.

2. Kancet Papatai Dance / Dance War

This dance tells the story of a hero Dayak Kenyah battle against their enemy. The dance movements are very agile, nimble, energetic and sometimes followed by a shriek dancer.

In Kancet Pepatay dance, dancers utilize traditional clothing Dayak Kenyah equipped with armaments such as machetes, shields and armor. This dance is accompanied by song Sak Paku and only use the instrument who`s.

3. Kancet Ledo Dance / Dance Gong

If Tari Kancet Pepatay describe masculinity and virility Dayak Kenyah, otherwise Dance Kancet Ledo describe how a gentleness, a girl who writhed rice gently blown by wind.

This dance is performed by a woman wearing traditional Dayak Kenyah and on both hands holding a series of tail feathers hornbill. Usually this dance is danced on a gong, so Kancet Ledo also called Dance Gong.

4. Dance Kancet welds

Describe everyday life hornbill bird, bird bred by Dayak Kenyah because it is considered as a sign of greatness and heroism. Kancet dance is a dance welded single women Dayak Kenyah the same motion and position as Dance Kancet Ledo, but the dancers do not use the gong and hornbill feathers and also utilize many of the dancers humble position and squat or sit with your knees touching the floor. This dance is more emphasis on the motions when hornbill bird fly and perch perched on a tree branch.

5. Dance Leleng

  This dance tells the story of a girl named Utan Along who will be married by force by parents with young men who did not love. Along Satan finally fled into the forest. Dancing girl Dayak Kenyah danced to the accompaniment of singing Leleng.

6. Hudoq

  This dance is performed using wooden masks that resemble beasts and using banana leaves or coconut leaves to cover the dancer's body. This dance is closely connected with the religious ceremony of Bahau Dayak ethnic group and RA. Hudoq dhmaksudkan to gain strength in overcoming the destructive plant pests and expect given the fertility of the crops that much.

7. We Dance '

Dance of Dayak Kenyah is in principle the same as the Dance of Dayak Bahau and Modang, namely for the ceremony to welcome the year of planting and to express our gratitude to the gods who gave a good harvest. A striking difference between Hudoq We 'and Hudoq there in costume, mask, dance moves and music accompaniment. We Hudoq dancer costume 'use of fabric long sleeve shirt and wearing a sarong normal, while the mask is shaped a lot of ordinary human face decorated with carvings typical Dayak Kenyah. There are two types of masks in dance Hudoq We ', which is made of wood and a veil made of beads and ornaments Dayak Kenyah.

8. Dance Serumpai

Benuaq tribal dance is done to resist disease and treat people bitten by rabid dogs. Serumpai dance because dance called musical accompaniment Serumpai (a type of bamboo flute).

9. Dance Shop Bawo

  Shop ceremony Bawo seeks to deny the disease, treat the sick, paying vows and so forth. Once converted into a dance, dance is often served on special occasions reception and other art events. This dance is a dance of the Benuaq.

10. Dance Kuyang

  A dance of Dayak Shop Benuaq to repel ghosts who keep large trees and high so as not to disturb people or people who cut down the trees.

11. Dance Pecuk China

  This dance depicts the displacement Dayak Kenyah who moved from the area Apo Kayan (reg. Bulungan) to the Long Segar (reg. Kutai Barat) that takes many years.

12. Dance Datun

  This dance is a dance with a girl Dayak Kenyah with an uncertain amount, can be 10 to 20 people. According to history, dance together was created by a tribal chief in Apo Kayan Dayak Kenyah named Nyik Selung, as a sign of gratitude and joy over the birth of a grandson. Then the dance is growing to all areas Dayak Kenyah.

13. Dance Ngerangkau

  Ngerangkau dance is a traditional dance in the case of death of the Dayak Tunjung and Benuaq. This dance using tools fist-bump debentures rice regularly in a horizontal position, giving rise to a certain rhythm.

14. Dance Baraga 'Bouan

  Originally Baraga 'Bouan is buying ceremony for baby care by seeking help from Hyun Gantar. Now this ceremony has been turned into a dance by the tribe Benuaq.