Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Saman Dance


Saman Dance

For lovers of dance, Saman became one of the stars in the show. In each performance, apart from drawing attention also to suck big dance enthusiasts. Saman dance is one of the dances are quite unique, because it only shows the motion of clapping and other movements, such as body movement, head and body position. Another uniqueness visible from a seated position of the dancers stomping and swaying body to the left or right, when chanted poems.

This dance is usually played by a dozen or dozens of men, but the number must be odd. However, in further development, this dance is played also by women, or mixed between men and women. And of course with other motion modifications. I am sometimes asked how many people can simultaneously play a dance that has a high speed? Besides the exercise, of course, there must be certain formations in each place so that the density and the dancers were dancing looks harmonious balance and dynamic.

Almost all Acehnese dances performed abuzz. This requires cooperation and mutual trust between the sheikh (leader of the dance) with the dancers. But whatever the elements that make this dance was so beautiful in motion, rhythm and unity is not much we know.

Now let's start peeling the supporting elements in the dance this summons. Maybe when we have knowledge of all aspects contained in this dance, we can better understand. And get not only beauty but also the meaning of the philosophy of the position, movement, poetry that is played when the show Saman in the title.

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