The Indonesian Wedding Dances

Indonesia has many kinds of dances, one of which is dancing with a typical wedding reception party that is thick with the customs in a region, usually the bride and groom will present a dance, it is called indonesian wedding dance. There are a lot of meaning behind the wedding dance. It has been confirmed every region in Indonesia has a special dance for the wedding. However, there are still many people who do not know what kind of dance that can be displayed for weddings. In addition, each dance area definitely has its own meaning. Here are some of the traditional dances and their meanings are often used for wedding receptions.

Tari Pagar Pengantin of South Sumatra

Tari Pagar Pengantin is one of the many traditional dances from the palembang region and classified a Indonesian Wedding Dances. Tari Pagar Pengantin is usually displayed at the time of traditional Palembang wedding reception. Dance performed by the bride is to serve as a symbol of his last dance before his life turned into the wife of a man. In doing this dance, the bride, accompanied by her sister who number between 3, 5, or 7 people. The bride danced in the middle of a large tray witnessed by the groom.

Sembah Sigeh Penguten Dance From Lampung

Sembah Sigeh Penguten Dance is one of the famous Indonesian Wedding Dances Of Lampung. The dance is usually performed by people of Lampung to celebrate and pay tribute to the guests or invitees who came to the wedding reception or ceremony salvation. Sembah Sigeh Penguten Dance become one of the many cultural assets Lampung which demonstrates the attraction movement of sowing rice mixed with turmeric as a symbol of prayer safety and joy of  petition. In addition, this dance also features characteristic of the culture of Lampung. One of them, the clothing worn by the bride's native tribes Lampung complete with the siger (bridal crown) and wearing long nails are made of gold or copper.

Molapi Saronde And Tidi Daa Dances From Gorontalo

Molapi Saronde And Tidi Daa Dances is a a typical dance of Gorontalo shown during the wedding reception. The Differences between the dance, that Molapi Saronde dance shown by the groom and the father or guardian. The dance using scarves property being used interchangeably by the groom with his father. The Moment is also used as a platform for a peek at the bride by the groom. While Tidi Daa Dance hosted by the bride and best man. This dance depicts the courage and confidence to face his home life.

Tari Payung (Umbrella Dance) Of Minangkabau

Dance umbrella is Indonesian Wedding Dances of  Minangkabau are often featured in the show's wedding reception. This dance is performed by 3 to 4 pairs of dancers with some properties, such as an umbrella that have meaning the protection of a husband to his wife and scarves meaningful readiness of a woman to live a married life. In addition, this dance also accompanied by song called Berbendi-bendi ke Sungai Tanang.

Tari Merak (Peacock Dance) from West Java

Tari merak is one of the Indonesian Wedding Dances found by Raden Tjetje Somantri in 1950. This dance very famous and is often used to greet the arrival of the groom in entering the aisle. Generally, This dance performed by a person or persons who usually dressed dancers filled with color. The colors reflect the charm of a peacock. The dance is accompanied by gamelan music of Sunda that depicting the elegance, beauty and agility of a peacock which trying to attract the heart of the peahen.

Bedhaya Dance of Yogyakarta

Bedhaya Dance is often called Dance Marriage is one of The Indonesian Wedding Dances found by Sultan IX. This dance is performed by six dancers consisting of two dancers act as a bride and groom and 4 people as a serimpi dancer. Because this dance has a high degree of sanctity, so the dancers have a girl. The Two dancers who acted as a bride and groom meaning that journey of a couple of small to enter the gates of the marriage should have the readiness and independence to build household, while  four serimpi dancers meaningful as the earth's four elements of fire, water, air, and soil.