The Balai Terbang Dance: From Healing to Dance Movements

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200703.054How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Balai Terbang dance, healing ceremony, ritual

Abstract

This study introduces the Balai Terbang Dance from the Talang Mamak tribe as a ceremonial dance that grows, lives and develops in Indragiri Hulu Regency using qualitative research and a case study approach. The purpose of this study is to depict the Balai Terbang Talang Mamak Dance and its development in the current time in the Talang Perigi region of the Indragiri Hulu Regency in Riau. The Balai Terbang dance is created based on the local belief on the myth of the highest god, which is a swiftlet, that can cure diseases. The Balai Terbang dance was originally a simple movement used in the sacred healing ritual for the locals that are sick, as well as a form of getting rid of bad luck with the assistance of a shaman using a small house with plaited bird and coconut leaf above his head as properties. Based on the information obtained through observations, interviews and documentation, the Balai Terbang dance has now evolved from merely spontaneous movements to motions specifically choreographed to perform. As the medicinal movements has turned into beautiful dance movements, the dance can be enjoyed by everyone, including the people outside the region.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Widya Rizky Ananda
AU  - Sutiyono
AU  - Magfirah Z Fawziah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/03
TI  - The Balai Terbang Dance: From Healing to Dance Movements
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Arts and Arts Education (ICAAE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 261
EP  - 266
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200703.054
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200703.054
ID  - Ananda2020
ER  -