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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...

Dance Selampit Eight, Traditional Dance From Jambi

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...