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Balean Dadas Dance, Dayak Tribe Dance in Central Kalimantan

Balean Dadas dance is a traditional dance of Dayak tribe in Central Kalimantan. In traditional societies, there are many ways to gain happiness, health, and wealth through the cultural traditions of the local people. One of the ways in which the Dayak people of Central Kalimantan seek to bless God, one of them is to ask for healing to God by performing a dance called Balean Dadas. Dance Balean Dadas is a cultural dance to ask for healing to god for people who are sick. The Balean Dadas dancers are usually wearing customary Dayak custom clothing such as black, white, red, green, and also yellow to invoke healing to Ranying Hatala sky or God for those who are sick. It is also usually a female dukun or Balean Dadas participated in this dance. Currently, Balean Dadas dances are mostly performed during welcoming or inauguration events. It is given that with the modernity of the healing process can be done in a more scientific way. But Balean Dadas dance activity is still done by Dayak tribe...

Dero Dance, Traditional Dances From Central Sulawesi

Dero or Madero dance is a traditional dance originated from Poso District, Central Sulawesi and one of the Pamona Tribe's traditional traditions that can still be preserved to this day. The Pamona tribe is the original community of Poso District that inhabits almost all of the districts, even to some parts of Morowali district. The Pomona tribe's ancestors themselves came from East Luwu, which is the region that entered into South Sulawesi region. Pamona tribe is a unity of several ethnic groups in the region of Central Sulawesi. Nevertheless, the Pamona tribe people live harmoniously and side by side. It is depicted from one of the arts that come from this tribe is dance dero poso. For the Pamona Tribe people, Dero Dance is a dance that symbolizes joy or happiness. This dance has long been maintained by the people of Poso, especially for people living along the valley of Lake Poso. For the local community, this Dero Dance is a form of gratitude for the harvested produce. This ...

Yospan Dance, Traditional Dance From Papua

Yospan dance is one of the traditional dances originating from Papua. This dance belongs to the kind of social dance or dance friendship between young men in Papua society. Yosim Pancar or commonly abbreviated Yospan is a merger of 2 (two) folk dances in Papua, namely Yosim and Pancar. History of the emergence of the dance Yospan, we can run from the origin of both dances before experiencing merger to become Yospan. Yosim is an old dance from Sarmi, a district on the northern coast of Papua, close to the Mamberamo River. Yet another source says that this Yosim originated from the bay area of Saireri (Serui, Waropen). Meanwhile, Pancar is a dance that developed in Biak Numfor and also in Manokwari early 1960s during the Dutch colonial era in Papua. The beginning of the history of his birth is by imitating acrobatic movements in the air, with naming referring to jets. So the dance that mimicked the aerial acrobatic movement was originally called Gas Pancar, and shortened to become Pancar...

War Dance, Traditional Dance From West Papua

War Dance is a traditional dance originating from West Papua. This dance symbolizes a heroism and valor of the Papuan people. This dance is generally performed by mountain communities and was held when the chieftain ordered to fight, because the dance was able to inflame the spirit in the war. Papua is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has the most diversity of customs, tribes, and cultures. From the results of data collection conducted by the team formed by the head of the Department of Culture and the Province of Papua and after the selection and determined through a seminar involving religious figures, women leaders, indigenous figures, youth leaders and community leaders representing the 7 customary territories of Mamta Indigenous Territory, Bomberai, Saireri Traditional Territory, Domberai Traditional Territory, La-Pago Adat Area, Ha-Anim Custom Territory, Mi-Pago Custom Territory, were 248 tribes. The determination of this 248 amount is the data of temporary and recent infor...