Nov 2, 2009

Saman Dance

Saman Dance is one of the regional dances of Aceh's most famous moment. This dance comes from the Gayo highlands. Saman verses use the Arabic language and Aceh. In the past, Saman dance is usually presented to celebrate the event - an important event in the customs and the people of Aceh. Besides this dance usually also displayed to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. In fact the name of "Saman" derived from one of great scholars of Aceh, Syech Saman.

Saman dance is usually displayed using the accompaniment of musical instruments, a drum and use the sound of the dancers and their applause is usually combined with hitting the chest and groin them as synchronization and threw the body into various directions. This dance is guided by a leader who is usually called Syech. This dance is guided by a leader who is usually called Syech.

Because of the uniformity and timeliness of information is a necessity in this dance show, the dancers are required to have a high concentration of serious training in order to perform perfectly. Tarian ini dilakukan secara berkelompok, sambil bernyanyi dengan posisi duduk berlutut dan berbanjar/bersaf tanpa menggunakan alat musik pengiring. This dance is performed in groups, singing with kneeling and sitting positions berbanjar / bersaf without using the accompaniment of musical instruments.


Because the dynamics of its motion, this dance many dibawak / danced by men, but now the development of this dance is danced by many female dancers as well as a mixture of male dancers and female dancers. This dance is danced about 10 people, with details of 8 dancers and 2 people as the signal while singing.

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