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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Plate dance


Plate dance is a dance art owned by the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra. He is one of the art of dance is still obliged to Minangkabau people of Negeri Sembilan Minangkabau descent. This dance has a movement that resembles the movement bercucuk farmers during planting, harvesting and making work so forth. This dance also symbolizes joy and gratitude with the results of their crops. This dance is a jig with the dancers holding the plate in their palm, accompanied by a song played by Talempong and Saluang. Sometimes, the dishes will dilontar into the air or slammed to the ground and dipijak by these dancers.

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