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Dance Selampit Eight is a traditional dance from Jambi. This dance is a representation of the association of the young men in Jambi. This dance has a very important value in tying the association. Eight cloth selampit which also consists of various colors became a symbol of social intercourse among young Jambi. This dance is performed by 8 (eight) dancers (four pairs of dancers) each holding one piece of the cockpit. The youths then move across the crossword and knit their selampit. Then selampit become a rope that is arranged into various colors. It is this choreography that symbolizes unity among Jambi youths shown. In its historicity, this eighth-tier dance was first introduced by an employee of the Culture Service in Jambi Province in the 1970s, named M. Ceylon while still in charge of the service. Although M. Ceylon is not the son of Jambi, his ability and talent in the field of dance have made this dance so well known in Jambi Province. The creation of this eight-dimensional danc...