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Laweut dance is one of the traditional dances originating from Aceh Province. In the beginning, this dance culture originated from Pidie district in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. With the development of the times, this dance culture spread throughout the province of Aceh. This Laweut dance is often referred to as Seudati Inong Dance, because in terms of the number of dancers, their movements, processes, dance patterns, and techniques of this dance are very similar to Seudati Dance. Both dances are equally danced by 8 female dancers and 1 syahi (singer) music who at the same time leads other dance movements. What distinguishes the two dances is the uniqueness of Seudati Dance using a chest clap, while the Laweut Dance using a thigh and not a chest. Laweut said itself comes from the Arabic word Salawat is a praise addressed to the lord of the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. Poems that accompany this dance is more pious over the prophet. Before the term laweut was used, the first dance is call...

As with other areas in Indonesia, Balinese also have traditional clothing. One of them is udeng, the headband worn by Balinese men. Shrimp is commonly used by people from all walks of life. Whether it's royalty or ordinary people, from children to elders, the whole Balinese people wear this headband. Shrimp are usually made of cloth with a length of approximately half a meter. Making this udeng requires its own expertise, hence generally only produced in certain areas only. The craftsmen udeng and also other fabrics made from cloth are produced in the area of Karangasem. One of the most famous villages for fabric crafts is Sidemen Village. In this Sidemen Village, can be found udeng in a variety of motives, ranging from plain, metallic ornaments, batik style, and other more modern patterns. The shrimps have a bilateral asymmetrical shape with the right side higher than the left side. This asymmetrical form has a philosophical meaning everyone should strive to do righteousness. Bali...

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 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...