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Baksa Kembang dancers are equipped with a scarf (selendang) that is used to dance so that when dancing they look elegant and charming.One of the characteristics of the Baksa Kembang dance costume is the crown on its head called the gajah gemuling, which is a crown decorated with two small bogam flowers and woven young coconut leaves which are often called halilipan.
Dance in Indonesia (Indonesian: Tarian Indonesia) reflects the country's diversity of ethnicities and cultures. There are more than 600 ethnic groups in Indonesia. [1] [2] Austronesian roots and Melanesian tribal forms are visible, and influences ranging from neighboring Asian and even western styles through colonization. Each ethnic group has ...
Kabasaran is a traditional Minahasan martial art and war dance from North Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is performed by several men clad in red costumes, wielding a sword with a shield or a spear. The dancers are called kawasalan, which implies imitating like a pair of fighter cocks. [1]
Pepe'-pepeka ri Makka is a traditional Makassar fire dance originating from South Sulawesi. The dance's name reveals its connection to Islam, which spread to the communities of South Sulawesi in the 17th century—pepe means 'fire', ri means 'in', and Makka means 'Mecca' (symbolic of Islam in general). This definition can refer to the song ...
Pangalay performed at the 14th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California.. Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling [1] or Mengalai [2] in Sabah) [3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago [4] and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah.
The outer circle in a moraego dance in 1918, Kulawi, Sulawesi. Photo by Walter Kaudern. Moraego (or raego, or marego), is the name of a traditional and ritual dance in Central Sulawesi. In historical time, Central Sulawesi highlanders have performed circle dances and accompanying songs (in Uma raego) at all major precolonial rituals. [1]
Cakalele dance (pronounced "cha-ka-leh-leh", spelled tjakalele by the Dutch) is a war dance from North and Central Maluku in Indonesia. [1] Hybrid versions also exist among the natives of Sulawesi (Kabasaran dance or Sakalele of the Minahasan), [2] East Nusa Tenggara (Abui Cakalele from Alor), [3] the Tanimbar Islands, [citation needed] and Fakfak ( Mbaham-Matta's Cakalele Mbreh). [4]
In South Sulawesi, they use two leading languages, either Bugis or Indonesian, tailored based on the environment, social circle and activities. Bahasa Indonesia is largely incepted on official situations, it is the language of formal education , administration , mass media and modern literature; Bahasa Indonesia is also prevalent during ...