First Impressions Featuring Likok Pulo Dance in Pekanbaru

Since childhood I really like the traditions and customs exhibited by the artists, dance show and traditional clothes of the region really made my interest to try it. Indeed since childhood I have not had time to learn and join with those who work in the field of art, but in the young age at this time everything is realized with my efforts and hard work in my love of the culture of the region. Little by little I went to learn the ins and outs of the dance, I mengekinya slowly so that I can master the movement and purpose of a traditional dance.

When the departure yesterday with colleagues one contingent to Pekanbaru, Riau We present a work of Likok Pulo Dance at the Cultural Art Performances of Nusantara. Likok Pulo dance is a traditional dance originating from Aceh, Indonesia. "Likok" means the motion of dance, while "Pulo" means island. "Pulo" here refers to a small island on the northern tip of Sumatra Island which is also called Breuh Island, or Rice Island.

This dance was born around 1849, created by an elderly cleric derived from Arabs who drift in the sea and stranded in Pulo Aceh. This dance is held after planting rice or after the rice harvest, usually the show is held at night even if the contested dance can run all night until the morning. Dance is played with sitting position kneeling, together or shoulder to shoulder.

A major player called "Cèh" is in the middle of the player. Two drummers "Rapa'i" are on the back or left and right sides of the player. While the dance movement only functioning the upper limbs, body, hands, and head. The dance movement in principle is movement by body, skill, uniformity or equality by hand functioning together forward, left or right side, upward, and circle from front to back, with slow to fast tempo.

This is my little story when fighting "stage fright" when performing the artwork of "Likok Pulo" dance in Pekanbaru, Riau Province. This special performance is disakasikan by thousands of eye penontoon from all parts of Indonesia. To get more information about this customary dance we can refer to a more complete source, because in this post I just spread a little about the description of the movement, the purpose and the origin of "Likok Pulo" dance originating from Aceh and is so Popular in among the people of Indonesia.