Rodat (dance)

Rodat
Rodat dance in Java, Indonesia
Native nameTari Rodat (Indonesian)
GenreTraditional dance
Instrument(s)Rebana, Kendhang, Gong
InventorAcehnese, Terengganu Malays
OriginIndonesia, Malaysia[1][2]
Rodat (dance)
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Rodat is an Indonesian and Malay folk dance believed to have originated from the Middle East and was spread to Maritime Southeast Asia by the Acehnese traders in the beginning of the 19th century.[3] Rodat may have been the combination of two words, hadrat Baghdad, which means zikir (songs in praise of Allah and Muhammad) Baghdad.[4][5]

Until the 1900s, Rodat was performed in all male groups with the original style of singing zikir with rebana accompaniment to celebrate Muhammad’s birthday and Malay weddings. However, by 1930, the dancing part was included and performed by transvestite dancers, who were later replaced by women dancers after World War II. With the addition of dancing and singing of popular Malay and Hindustani tunes and female dancers, the performance became popular at secular events such as the harvest celebration, Sultan’s birthday, and festivities for Malaysian National Day.[6][4]

A Rodat performance involves singing of 8 to 12 verses from the Kitab Zikir (book of Zikir) which is filled with advice, customs, fun, contemplation and awareness, in responsorial style between the male and female groups of chorus members, and is accompanied by the rhythmic patterns of the Rebana drum.[7][8] The number of performers ranges from 20 to 26 and consisted of three separate group of performers: pelenggok (12 male dancers), pengadi (eight drummers) and mak inang (four to six female dancers). The basic dance movements are divided into sitting-kneeling, a combination of squatting and standing (performed mainly by male dancers) and standing movements.[7]

  1. ^ Terry Miller; Sean Williams (2008). The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music. Routledge. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-415-96075-5.
  2. ^ "Mereka Memperdalam Arti Penting Situs Sangiran (Rodat)", Kemdikbud, 20 May 2019
  3. ^ Terry Miller; Sean Williams (2008). The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music. Routledge. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-415-96075-5.
  4. ^ a b "Rodat". Dance Malaysia. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. ^ "JKKN Pemetaan Budaya | RODAT". 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ Terry Miller; Sean Williams (2008). The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music. Routledge. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-415-96075-5.
  7. ^ a b "Tarian Rodat". Tourism Terengganu. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  8. ^ Patricia Ann Matusky (Author, Editor), Tan Sooi Beng (Author), Sooi Beng Tan (Editor) (2004). The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk, and Syncretic Traditions. Ashgate Publishing. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-7546-0831-8. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)