Andun Dance

Andun dance is art dance that comes from Bengkulu, Sumatera. This dance is usually used to the event of the welcome the honored guests and it also performed when a wedding.  Andun dance is usually performed by some boys and girls at night and accompanied by music. The meaning of Andun dance is to find a mate after planting the rice.

It means the preservation of Indonesia traditional dance that performed by one of the entertainment facilities for the people, especially for the boys and girls.

Link : http://plapon.com/asal-usul-sejarah-tari-andun
Posted by : Vera Annisa

Sekapur Sirih dance, Jambi

Important people who travel to the land of Jambi, surely lucky to be presented with a gentle dance movements and subtle collaborated with music and great lyrics. The dance is Sekapur Sirih dance. This dance is a dance of welcome to guests of the Jambi Province.

This dance describes the open feeling of the people who owned Jambi to guests who visit their area. Total dancers in this are 9 female dancers and 3 male dancers. Among the twelve dancers of the person in charge of holding an umbrella, two bodyguards, and the rest dancing.

Swing motion, high worship, wing span, ornate (installing rings, bracelets, earrings, lipstick and powder and calak), swivel motion half, full turn to be a part of this dance. The motion carried in a lower-level position and is being played while the flooring pattern adapted to the needs and staging area. If done in the building or indoor flooring patterns can be done, but if the outside of the building or outdoor floor pattern is rarely done.

Cerano or container containing betel leaf, umbrella, kris is a property that is used in this dance. For clothing, the dancers wear traditional braces Jambi. Kaffir Lime humming folk songs and the sound of violins and accordions berlanggam wither and accompanied by harps, gongs, and drums accompany the dance this helped.

Posted by : Cornelia  Debby Kumalasari

Link : http://plapon.com/asal-usul-tari-sekapur-sirih

Poco - Poco Dance, Maluku

Poco-poco dance is a kind of dances original from Indonesia, which many used as the basic movements in rhythmic gymnastics. This dance took elements of dance moves from various regions in Indonesia. Therefore, at this dance can be encountered such as javelin throwing motion, release the arrow and so forth because these movements found in many local dances in Indonesia. Poco-poco dance became popular in the early 2000s. At first, Poco-Poco dances known only within the military and police as a motion for rhythmic gymnastics.

This dance is accompanied by song which originated from Maluku who also called poco-poco. Poco-poco song created by songwriter, from Ambon named Arie Sapulette.

Basic movement poco-poco dance is relatively easy so it is favored by the people. In fact, poco-poco dance then used as a kind of rhythmic gymnastics by schoolchildren in Indonesia. Poco-poco dance moves are two small steps to the right, back to the place, then go back one or two steps backward, then forward while spinning. And so on, the movement is repeated. The principle is to rotate the whole body to the winds and then back into place.

Currently, poco-poco dance has grown rapidly so that it has about 50 variations of movement. Musical accompaniment was a wide range, from poco-poco musical accompaniment version dangdut house music (disco) to cha-cha.

Posted : Cornelia  Debby  Kumalasari

Link  : http://www.berbagaihal.com/2012/01/sejarah-tari-poco-poco.html