Saman Meuseukat Dance

Saman Meuseukat Dance

Saman dance is a tribal dance Gayo (Gayo Lues) which is displayed to celebrate important events in custom. Saman dance using poetry in Arabic and Gayo. Also usually dance is also displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. In some literature mentions Saman dance in Aceh was founded and developed by Sheikh Saman, a scholar who came from Southeast Aceh Gayo. Saman dance by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List of Man in the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the protection of UNESCO Cultural Heritage No object in Bali, 24 November 2011.
Maskawah who then pronounced "Meuseukat" was originally used as a means of disseminating propaganda ujudiyah understand it. The spread of this art to the South Aceh meuseukat performed by a student who holds Tgk Fansyuri Hamzah. In the Mata Ie in Aceh Besar and then down to the outposts of this area. In the history of Meusekat also came from Central Ace, a sense Meuseukat derived from the word "Mase" (Time) and "lift". That is to raise and lower the arms. The origin meusekat consists of "Marjanji" (poem), in houses of worship, which also coincided with Saman Gayo. And in 1975 Drs. Ichsan Ibrahim combines elements of Saman and Meuseukat, so were created as treasury Meuseukat Saman Dance Studio Cut Nyak Dien, and Meusekat Saman dance was played by female dancers.