The Meaning of a Dance

This traditional art dance may be familiar to the eyes of the world what else in the capital city of Indonesia, this traditional dance I am sure will never fade. Because this is a popular traditional dance both past and present.

Rapai is one of art instruments from Aceh, Indonesia. Rapai (Tambourine) is divided into several types of games. Rapai Geleng was developed by an anonymous from South Aceh. The Rapai Geleng game also includes dance moves that symbolize the uniformity attitude in terms of cooperation, togetherness, and full cohesiveness in the community.

This Terian expresses the dynamics of society in the poetry (song) in singing, kustum and basic motion element of dance meuseukat.
The function of this dance is religious syari, instilling moral values to the community, and also explain about how to live in social society. Raih geleng first time in 1965 in Coastal South Coast. At that time Rawa Geleng dance was taken while filling the void of santri who saturated after studying. Then, this dance is used as a means in the event of dakwah (commemorate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad) because it can make the attraction of the audience very much.

Usually who plays this dance there are 12 men who have been trained. The poem is socialization to the society about how to live in society, religion and solidarity are upheld.