Saturday, March 2, 2013

History of Dance Plate

It is uncertain exactly on the history of dance Plate. However, this is believed that free it has been in existence for so long in the Malay Archipelago since over 800 years ago. This dance is believed to have a foothold in West Sumatra or more recognizable as Minangkabau, and grow up to the era of Sri Viiaya. The appearance of the Majapahit kingdom in the period to 16, who dropped the Sri Vijaya kingdom has led to the development of the Dance Plate countries together penghijrah Malay or people of Sri Vijaya escape then.


Dance Creator Dishes

Dance is said to be created rather than'' plates beautiful women dressed beautiful, and walk with gentle courtesy and discipline when carrying plates of delicious food to be offered to the gods as offerings. These women will dance while walking, and in the same time showing their skills to bring a plate that contains food. "Coming of Islam has brought changes to the trust and the concept of this dance. Tari plates are no longer offered to the gods, but for the majlis majlis-crowd who attended shared by kings or princes of the country.

The beauty and uniqueness of the Dance Plate has led to the expansion of gifts among the commoners, namely dimajlis-majlis perkahwinan involving persandingan. In this case, the concept is still the form of the equation, namely the couple is still regarded as the king namely 'King Day' and a decent dedicated Dance plate in front of him when biting.


How to Dance Dance Plate

There are different ways to dance or dance versions plate, depending on the place or village or area where the dance is practiced plate. But not much distinction between one place to another, especially about the concept, approach and style offerings. As a whole, to understand how the dishes offered sesebuah Dance, here is the sequence or composition of sesebuah offering.


1. Get started early

It is customary that free sesebuah arts offerings have dimulakan with a neat inventory. Before sesebuah offerings were held, in addition to training for mengujudkan efficiency, the dancers dance Plate penafasan also should have a good workout in order not to mess when making offerings.

By the day or during the offering, the dancers dance emphatic ensure pring plate-plate that they would use are in good condition. Cracked or chipped dishes should diketepikan or replaced with another, so as not to endanger yourself or samada crowd watching. When the dancers also have to decide the number of plates to be used.

Immediately after the end of Silat Pulut offerings before the bride and groom, the plates will be arranged in a variety of shapes and composition in the presence of the bride and groom followed by the required number of plates dancers dance and fitness area. In the same period, the dancers dance has been prepared dishes prepared by bolstering two distinctive ring shape, namely the one in the right hand and one finger dijari left hand. The dancer is then holding a plate or flat that is not cracked or chipped.

2. Tee dance

Dishes will dance originated as other features tambourine and gong struck by the musicians. Dancers will initiate Dance Plate with 'worship bride' three times as a sign of respect to the bride namely; worship bride bridal hands before praying hands on the left worship bride on the right hand


3. During the dance

Finished with three ranks wedding worship, dance dance dance commences with the plate will reach the plate in place in front of him and waved his left hand to the right and follow tramp muzik played. Dancers will then stood up and began one by one tread or tread plates that had been developed earlier as he was heading towards the bride and groom in front of him. In habit, Dance dancers plate will ensure that free all the dishes that have been set trampled. After all the dishes done dipijak, Plate Dance dancers will step stride with the original tread plates that had been developed earlier. Dancers should not postpone wedding.

In the same period both the continuous dihayun will hand to the right and to the left while producing sound 'ting ting ting ting .......' results beats fingers dancers who have disarung ring portion view of the plate. Occasionally, both palms are placed dishes will dipusing-confuse up and down as well as if dizzying overhead musingkannya


4. Ending offerings

Dance offerings Sesebuah plate by one dancer will only end when all the dishes had been trampled and dancers close by offering worship or worship cover the bride once again. Also end with a closing worship three worship bride with the following arrangement; worship worship the right hand wedding dress bridal hand left hand side before the worship


Dancing entire period

Entire period or jangkamasa Dance dancers dancing olehseorang plate is dependent on efficiency and skills of the dancers themselves. Efficiency and proficiency menghayun plates were equilibrated with beats so perIu ring. Dancers Dance dishes were not trained may contribute plate placed terIepas palms and fell to the ground. Usually incidents like this very embarrassing dancers.

In the same period the appropriateness dancers foot to tread plates that have been prepared will also affect the entire period sesebuah Plate Dance. But on the whole, one dancer will dance just to dance in the plate during the entire period between three to five minutes other features. By then, the usual, sesebuah offering plate before the wedding dance will only take a period not exceeding 15 minutes, with offerings Plate Dance by between three to seven people. PerIu emphasized that free dance offerings sesebuah plate must be accompanied by dancers with odd numbers eg one, three, five, seven or nine people.

Dancers Dance Clothing Plate

In custom, colorful clothes and beautiful is the case for the compulsory dance sesebuah. But for Dance Plate, with adequate and bersamping dressed Malays only. Dress color is also up to the dancers themselves to decide. However, bright colors such as red and yellow are often the choice for her dancers dance kerana plate more easily seen by the audience.

Dance Music in Plate

Musical instruments used to accompany the dance plate, sufficient to blow Gong Tambourine and other features. Gong is very important blow his deep it will be a guide to determine the steps to the dancers and dance movement plate. In habit, collection and paraded Rebana that accompany the bridal couple are given the responsibility to accompany the dishes Dance offerings. However, in some circumstances may also be accompanied Plate Dance by other instruments such as Talempong and drum.

Philosophy of Dance Plate

Dance plate has a great role in Minangkabau society perkahwinan customs. Basically, the offering plate at sesebuah Dance perkahwinan Majlis-Majlis is for entertainment purposes only. However, these offerings may play a role more than that. Dance Dedication Plate in sesebuah majlis should perkahwinnan dirasai role by four parties namely; told the couple to host the crowd to dance alone

The bride and groom are in the majlis perkahwinan diraikan. They held a 'King Day'. By then, the offering plate dance in front of them was a historic day In such a complement to the same period of the bridal couple will tasted that free their presence as 'the king of the day' is being awaited by the people crowded the symbolic 'welcome' through the Plate Dance. The same thing will dirasai by both the parents and family of the bride. They feel that free persandingan majlis has not been completed and incomplete if not accompanied by the offering plate Dance.

Among the crowd who attended the majlis perkahwinan that, other than as an entertainment, they should give encouragement to the plate to make the dancers dance better offerings and menyeronokkan. In fact, sometimes people crowded the watch will participate accompany these offerings, just to enliven the atmosphere or to demonstrate their skill. This situation is somewhat differed also to the dancers dance plate itself. Half a dancer than dance Plates were still single, shows how good they are dancing to 'lure' escort girls than parties who travel or compatriot girls who are watching their offerings.

An interesting case for dance performances plate is skill and prowess dancers trample glass on stage as an end offerings Plate Dance. Within this offering is glass that has been broken is between three to eight inches above longgokkan a later stage dipijak-departure and quiz dikuis-footed by the dancers. Symbolic for this event is "going through the carrier dish or tread plate glass broken during the side dishes they bring offerings to the gods". Leg injuries are not dancers.

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