Saman Dance From Aceh Indonesia

Saman Dance From Aceh IndonesiaINDONESIAN ART CULTURE - Saman dance is a dance Gayo usually displayed to celebrate important events in the customs. Poetry in language use Gayo saman dance. In addition, this dance is usually displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. In some literature mentions saman dance in Aceh was founded and developed by Sheikh Saman, a scholar from the Southeast Aceh Gayo. Saman dance designated as a UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Man in the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of UNESCO World Heritage No objects in Bali, November 24, 2011.

Saman Dance From Aceh Indonesia


Meaning and Function

Saman dance is one of the media for the achievement of the message (da'wah). This dance reflects the educational, religious, manners, heroism, unity and togetherness.

Before saman started is as Preamble or opening, to perform an old intellectual or traditional leaders to represent the local community (keketar) or useful advice to the players and spectators.

Songs and poems together and continuous disclosure, players composed of men who are still young to wear traditional clothes. Presentation of the dance can also be staged, contested between a group sepangkalan group (two groups). Assessment is focused on the ability of each group to follow the movement, dance and song (lyric) presented by the opposing group.

Saman Dance From Aceh Indonesia
Choir

Saman dance usually displayed not using accompaniment of musical instruments, but using sound of the dancers and their applause that usually combined with chest and groin hit them as synchronization and threw the body into different directions. This dance is guided by a leader who is usually called the sheikh. Because of the uniformity of formation and punctuality is a must in this dance show, the dancers are required to have a high concentration and serious training in order to perform perfectly. This particular dance is danced by men.

Motion

Saman dance using two elements of movement that became the basic element in the dance saman, the applause and pat the chest. Allegedly, when spread the religion of Islam, Sheikh Saman studying ancient Malay dance, then bring back through the motion is accompanied by poems rejuvenate Islamic da'wah for the sake of preaching .In the present context, the ritual dances of a religious nature is still used as a medium to convey messages through performances.

Dancer

In general, saman dance played by a dozen or dozens of men, but the number must be odd. Others say this dance is danced less than 10 people, with details of eight dancers and two people as the giver cue while singing. However, the developments in the modern era which requires that a dance that will be more lively when danced by dancers with higher numbers. To set the various movements instituted a leader who called sheik. In addition to regulating the movement of the dancers, the sheikh also served sing song lyrics saman, namely ganit.

Saman Dance From Aceh Indonesia

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