Selampit Delapan Dance

Selampit Delapan Dance

Selampit Delapan Dance is a traditional dance of the province jambi. At the beginning of the creation of this dance is a social dance dijambi Young men and women. This dance has a very important meaning in the social glue, fabric braid therefore amounting to eight pieces with different colors is a symbol of social link between young people in the city of Jambi. This dance is a portrait of four pairs of young people who each hold one braid (Shawl), dance choreography itself mengaturke four pairs of young people moving across it while dancing, while knit braid so that it becomes a rope that is composed of various warna.Disinilah symbol of unity are woven shown.Dance is a traditional dance braid eight from Jambi province. This dance was first introduced by M. Ceylon stint in Jambi Provincial Cultural Office in the 1970s. M.Ceylon Jambi is not a native son, as a principal of art and culture have a great love of the arts, the man who was born July 7, 1941 in Padang Sidempuan have exceptional talent in the arts, particularly the art of dance. As a good person, friendly, and energetic make him easy to adapt to the local culture and environment. More activity in the field of culture struggling to make himself managed to capture the deepest message of social interaction which is then processed into a work of art called the Eight Dance braid. In its development, the dance was later determined to be one of the typical dances of Jambi Province.At first dance is played by eight people to just use as much as 8 wick stove rope tied or hung in the attic. Ceylon gave the name of the dance called "Dance braid Eight" which refers to the 8 string used in the dances. A friend of Ceylon named O.K. Hendrik then suggested to replace the wick stove with a scarf (shawl) that played dance looked more attractive. The proposal was approved by the Ceylon, so at every opportunity braid Eight dance performances, always use a scarf. Until now both the movement and the dance compositions are like the original dance, even if no change was limited to the fulfillment estetikany a course, but does not change the essential stuff of the dance.Dance braid first introduced for attaching socially antarpemuda. Through the medium of dance, intimacy antarpemuda be developed well. Every movement in this dance describes the compactness and compactness that is the guide in everyday life. Selampit Delapan Dance contained in a message that the meaning of an association, that association is based on good faith, mutual respect, and behave wisely. Of course, this view can not be separated from the philosophy of life Jambi uphold the values ​​of faith as a cornerstone in every interaction.