
Kabasaran Dance, Minahasa Knight Dance
Helloindonesia.id – Their faces look fierce, with bulging eyes, and no smile. Armed with swords and spears, they leapt, back and forth, and swung their weapons swiftly. Looks like a warrior fighting to destroy the enemy. Not infrequently their actions surprise the people who see them so they shout: “arotei, okela” – oh no, gosh. […]
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Yele Fulang, A Creative Dance Born from Mythology
Helloindonesia.id – Tinombo is a beautiful village located in Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi. From that village, a mythology was born which is still known by the people. The mythology tells of a daughter of the Saemandulang couple and the empress Yele Lumut who was the first king of Tinombo. The Princess of the Tinombo […]
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Kemindu Mask Dance, Traces of Acculturation of Javanese Dance in Kutai Kartanegara
Helloindonesia.id – As a traditional archipelago aristocracy system that has survived for nearly eight centuries, the Kutai Sultanate has a very rich cultural heritage, for example in the field of dance. Within the Kutai Palace, there are a number of classical dances that have survived through the ages. One of them is the kemindu mask […]
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Jepen Genjoh Mahakam Dance, Representation of Eastern Culture
Helloindonesia.id – The people of Kutai Kertanegara Ing Martadipura have one traditional dance that is still preserved today, namely Jepen. This traditional art typical of the coast of the Mahakam River in the form of a dance that is rooted in the values of Malay philosophy and oriental customs is still widely found. One of […]
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Asking the Ancestors through the Hudoq Dance
Helloindonesia.id – Nusantara has known the tradition of masks since prehistoric times. In the past, masks were deliberately used in various traditions regarding respect for ancestors by performing dances or simply retelling the advice of the ancestors. In fact, masks are considered to be closely related to the spirits of the ancestors who are believed […]
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Theatrical Motion of the Mandau Dance
Helloindonesia.id – Kalimantan is one of the ethnic tourism destinations in Indonesia. Besides being blessed with beautiful natural scenery, the people of Kalimantan are also known to have exotic cultures. The exoticism of Kalimantan culture is reflected in one of the traditional dances. In Central Kalimantan, for example, there is a traditional dance called the […]
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Promise Commander Tumbang Anoi in Unifying Dayak Tribes
Helloindonesia.id – Commander Tumbang Anoi for the Dayak community is an exemplary figure who has a spirit of struggle to unite the Dayak tribes who have been fighting for a long time. Around 1894, the Dayak tribes who settled in the Kalimantan region were divided and attacked each other. These events make people suffer losses […]
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The Story of Love Did Not Reach in the Bopureh Dance
Helloindonesia.id Kisah cinta di tanah jauh, tanah kerinduan di Rijuan TujuhTujuan akhir pemuda rantau, dari jangkang di atas sanggauGadis kanayan memikat hati, memberikan cinta sepenuh hatiBumi dipijak langit dijunjung, sampaikan cinta pada penghujungBeda bahasa beda budaya, lain adat lain silsilahPagar batas menahan langkah, warna-warni masalah berujung kisahApakah cinta seputih kapas, mengubah pelangi di langit lepas […]
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Black and White Fight in Belanger Dance
Helloindonesia.id – Two men came out carrying containers containing incense burnt. Then followed by four female dancers in black clothes with a touch of red. While music makes a noise that illustrates the tension. The four dancers then form a formation, they will dance to a dance creation called dance belanger. Belanger dance is a […]
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