Balinese Traditional Dance

Balinese Dance History

Traditional dance is an every ethnic and racial identities that exist in the world, Similarly in Bali. Balinese dance is very typical, Balinese dance generally categorized into three groups, namely Wali as dance performances in sacred ceremony, Bebali as dance performances for the ceremony and also intended to welcome visitors in Bali and Balih-balihan the art of dance which is generally intended as entertainment for Bali visitors.
One of the dances are very popular for tourists is the Kecak and Pendet. Around the 1930s, Wayan Limbak worked with German painter Walter Spies to create dance Kecak is based on the tradition of Sang Hyang and parts of the Ramayana story. Wayan Limbak popularized the dance when he decided to around the world with his troupe of Balinese dancers. In the early 1980s, an expert on Balinese dance called I Made Bandem classified Balinese dances in several categories, among others, the Wali group includes Berutuk,
Sang Hyang Dedari, Rejang and Baris Gede, Bebali among other groups is Gambuh, Topeng Pajegan and Wayang Wong, whereas class-balihan balih which among others is the Legong, Parwa, Arja, Prembon and Joged, as well as various other modern dance choreography.

Some of Balinese dances Definition

Tari Rejang
Tari Rejang (Rejang dance) is a typical Balinese dances are played exclusively by women and performances
This dance also intended specifically for women. The dance movements are very simple but progressive and agile. Usually performances Rejang dance held at the temple during the course of ceremonies or religious ceremonies Hindu Dharma.

Tari Baris
Tari Baris (Baris dance) is a kind of traditional war dances from Bali accompanied by gamelan. Baris is leret or line is a metaphor intended especially for a guard of soldiers devoted to the king. This dance depicts the feelings of a young hero before he went to war.

Legong
Legong word comes from the word "leg" which means dance flexible or pliable and "gong" which means
gamelan. Legong is a classical Balinese dance group that has a very complex motion of bound with percussion accompaniment structure is said to be the effect of gambuh. Thus Legong dance means bound by the accompanying from gamelan.

Tari Kecak
Kecak main purpose of this dance is the dance tells the story of the Ramayana through and played mainly by men. This dance is performed by dozens of dancers men who sit in rows of circular and with a certain rhythm called "top" and raised both arms, depicting the Ramayana as line of apes help Rama against Ravana.
However Kecak can be classified as sanghyang ritual, which would dancers dance traditions are in a state of unconsciousness, which is to communicate with God or spirits of the ancestors with the aim to deliver expectations.

Tari Pendet
Pendet was originally a dance that many exhibited worship in temples, places of worship people Hindus in Bali. This dance symbolizes the descent of the gods to the reception on the natural world. with the times, the artists transform Pendet be "welcome message", but still contains elements that sacred-religious.

Tari Janger
Janger dance was created in 1930, is a social dance Janger Amy Bali. This dance is performed by 10 dancers in pairs, namely the daughter (Janger) and son (Kecak). They danced while singing songs in bersahut Janger-replication.

Joged Bumbung
Joged Bumbung is a social dance version of Bali. This dance is usually performed in events social in Bali, such as weddings. This dance is danced by female dancers, then look for the male partner of the audience to be invited to dance along. The dance is usually accompanied by a set of music from bamboo.

Next

Previous : Balinese Music

Balinese Music

Traditional Music of Bali

The diversity of the arts in Bali is rich, one of them is Balinese traditional music. There are several variants of the musical instruments used by the people of Bali, such as Gamelan, Jegog, and Genggong.
Balinese traditional music has in common with the traditional music of various other races in Indonesia, for example, the way they play the gamelan also various other percussion instruments in general. Still, there are several ways that characterize the Balinese in improvising techniques and playing a musical instrument, exam in the form of Kecak, the Balinese chant supposedly the story as imitating the sound of monkeys.
Similarly, a variety of gamelan played also has a unique, such as gamelan jegog, big gong gamelan, gamelan xylophone, Gamelan Gamelan Semar selunding and Pegulingan. There is also identical to Angklung music Sundanese ethnic music, played for the cremation ceremony and Bebonangan music played in various other ceremonies.
There are also various forms of modernization of traditional Balinese music, for example Gamelan Gong Kebyar which is dance music that developed in the Dutch colonial period and Joged tube which became popular in Bali since the era of the 1950s. In general Balinese music is a combination of a variety of percussion instruments metal (metallophone), gongs and wooden percussion (xylophone). Because of the relationship of social, political and cultural, Balinese traditional music or games Balinese gamelan influence or affect each other culture in the surrounding areas, for example in the traditional music of Banyuwangi and music Lombok traditional society.

Next : Balinese Traditional Dance

Previous : Balinese House and Clothing

Balinese House and Clothing

Traditional House Bali

Bali house is made in accordance with the rules of Asta Kosala Kosali (part of the Vedas that set the room layout and buildings, like Feng Shui in Chinese Culture).
According to the philosophy of the Balinese people, the dynamism of life will be achieved when the realization of the relationship harmony between aspects pawongan, palemahan and parahyangan. For the construction of a house should include these aspects or commonly known as Tri Hita Karana. Pawongan is the residents. Palemahan means there must be a good relationship between residents and the environment.

In general, the traditional architecture of the building or area of ​​Bali is always filled with ornaments, such as carving, equipment and provision of color. Ornament contains a certain sense as an expression the beauty of the symbols and the delivery of communication. Decorative forms of fauna also serves as a ritual symbols shown in the sculpture.

Traditional clothing Bali

Clothes Bali area actually has a very varied types, although briefly clothes they used to look the same.
Each area in Bali has a characteristic symbolic and ornaments, based activities / ceremonies, gender and age of users. Social and economic status of a person can be known by style of clothing and jewelry ornaments worn.
Traditional men'sb fashion generally consists of:

1. Udeng (headband)
2. Kain Kampuh (Fabric hem)
3. Umpal (shawl binder)
4. Kain Wastra (wastra woof)
5. Belt
6. Keris
7. Variety of jewelry ornaments

Traditional womens fashion generally consists of:

1. Bun (sanggul)
2. Sesenteng (kemben songket)
3. Kain wastra (wastra woof)
4. Prada belt (stagen), twist the hips and chest
5. Songket shawl used from shoulder to down
6. Tapih cloth or Sinjang, next to the
7. Variety of jewelry ornaments

Next : Balinese Music

Previous : The Culture Of Bali

The Culture Of Bali

History of Bali

Balinese people or in Balinese said Krama Bali, is a tribe that occupied the island of Bali, by using language as the language of daily Balinese and follow the customs and culture of Bali. The majority of the tribe of Bali approximately 90% of the population adheres to Hinduism, while the rest are Muslims, Christians and Buddhists. According to population data, total of 3.2 million Hindus living in Bali, and the majority of people
Hindus in Bali has a belief in the Hindu-Buddhist Shiva. This is because centuries ago priests from India who traveled in the archipelago and introduced the Hindu-Buddhist literature to the tribe of Bali.
Community accepted it and combine it with a pre-Hindu mythology who believed them. Balinese people who have been there before the third migration wave, known as the Bali Aga, mostly embraced differ from tribe Bali in general. They maintain the tradition of animism.

Balinese Traditional Art

Balinese Culture is famous for a traditional dance, Exhibition, and art carving, Hence There is a term which states that every person Bali is an artist. In daily life, the Balinese do art activities whether it be off his work as farmers, traders, and so on. Many of the activities they are doing art, ranging from dance, play music, paint, sculpt, sing, to play the play, even an offering made Balinese women have the artistic side braided pieces of coconut leaves and fruits arrangement neat and towering.
Balinese artists arguably a talented penduplikat, it can be evidenced by the Pure (Pura) decorated with carvings resembling a typical Chinese god of course the result of imitating the Chinese, and some are decorated with reliefs of a motor vehicle, they are examples of foreign magazines.Gamelan is a musical instrument that is vital existence to be used in various traditional events Balinese society.
Of every kind of music tailored to the show. Music for piodalan (anniversary) is different with music
accompaniment Metatah event (sharpening the teeth), as well as weddings, cremation, Melasti, and so on.
Gamelan diverse was adjusted to various types of dance in Bali. In Bali, dance makes intact Balinese life as well as a crucial element in a series of ceremonies and personal respectively.
As in Java, Bali tribe also recognize the puppet show, but with a puppet form more like humans than Javanese wayang. Balinese people also have unique aspects that associated with their religious traditions. Their religious life is a syncretism between religion Hindu-Buddhist with Balinese traditions.

Previous : Traditional Dance of Minangkabau

Next : Balinese House and Clothing

Traditional Dance of Minangkabau

Typical Dance Of MinangKabau

Minangkabau art is very diverse and of course all of the original adjustable apparently from various regions of West Sumatra. No doubt that the beauty and diversity of the arts Minangkabau is a legacy that became
advocate and complement of the arts that in various customary in Indonesia.
Minang art has spread to other regions in Indonesia and even to neighboring countries, Malaysia. Minangkabau art and culture is well known even be influenced in the arts other tribes in Indonesia, including Malay, Betawi, Sundanese, Javanese, and others. This is caused on the overseas thing and marriage that has been done since time immemorial, began in the 15th century from Pagaruyung Kingdom to belong to the kingdom of Malacca.
Dance is one of the Minangkabau culture patterns that are often used in traditional party or a wedding celebration. Minangkabau dance is not only played by women but also by men. The characteristic of Minangkabau dance is fast, loud, stomping, and dynamic. Typical Minangkabau dance consists of  Dance Plate, Dance Pasambahan, and Dance Indang.

Variant of Minangkabau Dance

Plate Dance
Plate Dance or Dance Piriang (Minang language) is a traditional dance in Minangkabau derived from Solok, West Sumatra province. Plate is the main medium in this dance. The platters are played by in the grip by hand and swung with movements Regular fast. movements based on the steps in the Minangkabau Silat or Silek.

Dance Umbrella
This one dance symbolizes affection. This dance is basically played by 3-4 dancers done in pairs between men and women, ith Media complement of this dance is the umbrella. This dance reflects the association of young people, so use this umbrella aims to protect them from the negative things. The dance is usually performed at the opening of a party, exhibitions or other forms of activity.

Dance Pasambahan
This dance is played when there is an event welcoming guests away, the goal is a welcome greeting and an expression of respect for the guest of honor who had just arrived. However, at this time, dance pasambahan shown not only in the event welcoming guests, but also in the staging and performing arts as a means of entertainment for many people.

Dance Indang
Indang is a traditional art tools applause from West Sumatra. Indang art tool is also called Ripai, this tool has the same form bleak tambourine, but from the size of this tool has a smaller size, diameter approximately 18 to 25 cm and height 4.5 cm. But this Indang art tool also comes from the Arabic.

Previous : Traditional Foods of Minangkabau

Next : The Culture Of Bali

Traditional Foods of Minangkabau

Minangkabau traditional food is one of the most traditional diner chain triumphed in Indonesia. Traditional foods of Minangkabau have a high taste because most of every dishes served has recipes with spices diverse and cooked in the process quite a long time.

Here are the top 10 of Minangkabau traditional food :

1. Rendang 
With beef as the main ingredient which can now be found in a variety of varied ivory, a few of coconut milk mixed with pepper, onion, turmeric leaves, kaffir lime leaves and rustle. This food is perfect served as a side dish, where it is eaten as a friend of lemang, rice, sticky yellow or sticky turmeric, ketupat palas or sticky rice cake, rice cake rice, and bread. 

2. Sate Padang 
This confectionary made from beef, tongue, or offal (heart, intestine, and tetelan) thick peanut sauce with herbs (like porridge) and spiked with lots of chili so it was to be spicy. There are three variants of the Sate Sate which is Padang Padang, Sate Padang Panjang and Sate Pariaman, all of which comes from the land of West Sumatra, Indonesia. 

3.Dendeng Balado 
Snack of beef sliced ​​thin and wide and then dried and fried until dry and the next stage of the presentation of fried meat was seasoned with Sambal Balado. Sambal Balado is a chili sauce that cut into chunks. 

4. Gulai Cancang
Made of meat and some parts of organs in other bull mixed with various spices variants including chili and coconut milk, but cooked shorter so they fry. These foods are usually presented as a friend of warm rice. 

5. Soto Padang 
Food is one of the Minangkabau soup, made from a beef with spices and variants soup. 

6. Asam Padeh
Ordinary materials used are tuna, snapper, mackerel fish, carp, and squid which is then combined with herbs and spices to produce a taste that good with combination sour and spicy.

7. Lemang 
Made from rice and coconut milk are put in the reed section and wrapped with banana leaves and burned to cook. The usual snacks served abuzz. 

8. Sambal Lado Tanak 
A complementary sauce on typical dishes Minang, Sambal lado tanak made from chili cooked with certain materials, materials that are commonly used are anchovies, eggs, eggplant, banana etc. 

9. Palai Rinuak 
Palai rinuak made from fish rinuak given seasoning and grated coconut and wrapped with banana leaves and then steamed, spiced palai meaning in language is a kind of Minang and rinuak fish-sized lighters are numerous in lake. 

10. Pangek Masin
Is cooked with spices such as when we make a salad seasoning fish, the only difference is the use of basil leaves that tanama are still a family with basil.

Next : Traditional Dance of Minangkabau

Previous : Traditional Musical Instruments of Minangkabau

Traditional Musical Instruments of Minangkabau

 Saluang

Saluang is a traditional musical instrument Minangkabau, West Sumatra. This instrument is played by blowing, Saluang made of thin bamboo or gutters, where the Minangkabau people believe that the best materials to be made saluang derived from gutter to gutter clothesline or a cloth found drifting in the river.
This stu musical instruments sort of flute, but there are only four holes. Saluang length approximately 40-60 cm, with a diameter of 3-4 cm. So in accordance with the principle of acoustic physics, blowing out of the mouth of the inner wall will vibrate in such a way saluang produce sound. Saluang tuned to be some holes there is usually a 4 hole. With so saluang can generate frequencies diatonic tones. It is also one of the characteristics of this instrument.
Saluang legendary players in the Minangkabau named Idris Sutan Sati with Syamsimar singer.
Saluang game is usually in the crowd like keduri marriage ceremony, Batagak home, Batagak pangulu, and others. These games are usually held after evening prayers and ended at dawn. In other kesemptan the beautiful young women Minang that contains the message, satire, and also subtle criticism of the listener's memory returns to hometown or on the lives that have been, are, and will be undertaken.

Bansi (Flute of Minang)

Bansi or Minang flute with seven holes (like a recorder), short form, and can play traditional songs and modern because it has a standard tone (diatonic). Bansi size is approximately 33.5 to 36 cm with a diameter of between 2.5-3 cm. Bansi also made of gutters (thin bamboo) or Sariak (a type of small bamboo thin). This instrument is rather difficult to play, in addition to affordable long hard fingers, also blew hard way.

Pupuik batang padi (Rod Rice)

This traditional musical instrument made from rice straw. At the end of the stem segments made tongue, if blown will produce a gap, giving rise to noise. While in the end is covered with palm leaves that resemble a trumpet. It sounded shrill and tones generated by the game winding finger on palm leaves.

Sarunai (Clarinet of Minang)
Flute, derived from the word Shehnai is an instrument in Indian Kashmir valley, consisting of two pieces of bamboo are not equal; small piece can fit into larger pieces; to function as a producer of tone. This instrument has four tone holes, which would produce a melodic sound. This tool has been rarely used, as well as difficult to make, the tone produced is also not much used.

Pupuik Tanduak

This instrument is made of buffalo horn (Hoorn), and the ends was cut in cases to blow or played. The shape black shiny and clean. Does not function as an accompaniment instrument sing or dance, as a whistle, without holes so that only a single tone. Was used to cue the community such notice at dawn and dusk, or there is an announcement of the village leaders.

Rabab (fiddle of Minang)
Rabab derived from the Arabic as a fiddle, there are also other areas such as Deli, Sundanese, Javanese, etc. Rabab Minang very unique, besides swiped also their voice membrane under the bridge, so as to have another effect (hoarseness). The unique properties of this cause swipe way too hard. Rabab body is made from coconut (Cocos nucifera)

Aguang (Gong of Minang)
The term gong in Minang language is aguang, the same shape as the one in the other areas, such as in Malay, Sundanese, Javanese, etc. Gong usually blow to one, three, or cover, while a small gong to blow into two and four. Then there is also a variation in accordance with the rythme of the song.

Gandang (Drum of Minang)
The term of the drums in Minang language is gandang (in Batak Karo gondang), the same shape as the one in the other areas, such as in Malay, Batak, Sundanese, Javanese, etc. How to play is the same as well, namely the small circle on the left and a larger one on the right. But how to hit between each region are very different, namely in Minang depending on the type of tramp songs. Gandang Tasa is the traditional instrumental of the art drum games which is popular in Padang Pariaman.

Violin (Violin of Minang)

Violin music instrument then also be a traditional musical instrument Minang with some modifications according to the traditional Minang: rabala and rabab darek. Rabab South Coast (Rabab Pasisia) is one of the famous game rabab in West Sumatra with the rabab famous players named Hasan Basri.

Previous : Traditonal Music of Minangkabau

Next : Traditional Foods of Minangkabau