Piring dance

Piring dance
Tari piring performance
Native namePiriang (Minangkabau)
Tari Piring (Indonesian)
GenreTraditional dance
Instrument(s)Talempong, Saluang, Kendhang
InventorMinangkabau people
OriginIndonesia[1][2][3]
Piring dance
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Piring dance (Minangkabau: Piriang; Jawi: تاري ڤيريڠ) is a traditional Minangkabau plate dance originated and performed in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is also performed in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The dance might be performed by a group of women, men, or couples; each of whom holds a plate in each hand, and vigorously rotates or half rotates them in various formations and fast movements.[1]

The dance demonstrates the skill of the dancers that manage balance and move the ceramics plate swiftly without dropping or breaking them. Another variation, called tari lilin (candle dance), sometimes involves candles that are lit on the plate.[1] Dancers hold the bottom of plates in the palm of their hands and swing them wildly using the inertia to prevent the plate from falling.[4] Dancers tap their plates with a ring on one of their fingers to animate their movement with sonic accompaniment.[2]

This dance is usually performed as a ceremonial welcoming dance to honor the guests and elders to a traditional ceremony. Next to randai, saman, pendet and jaipongan, the dance is also one of popular Indonesian traditional dances performed in festivals abroad to promote Indonesian culture and tourism.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Margaret Kartomi (2012). Musical Journeys in Sumatra. University of Illinois Press. p. 358. ISBN 9780252093821.
  2. ^ a b Mason, Paul H. (4 May 2014). "Tapping the Plate or Hitting the Bottle: Sound and Movement in Self-accompanied and Musician-accompanied Dance". Ethnomusicology Forum. 23 (2): 208–228. doi:10.1080/17411912.2014.926632. S2CID 194089013.
  3. ^ "Indonesian students recognized at Llangollen International Eisteddfod 2017". The Jakarta Post. 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Indonesian students recognized at Llangollen International Eisteddfod 2017". The Jakarta Post. 12 July 2017.