tari piring

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Tari piring is a traditional Minangkabau dance from West Sumatra, Indonesia, in which performers skillfully manipulate plates while dancing to showcase agility and gratitude for bountiful harvests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian dance
Minangkabau cultural performance
traditional dance
associatedWith Minangkabau
surface form: Minangkabau culture
category Indonesian traditional dances
Minangkabau dances
contemporaryFunction stage performance
tourist attraction
costumeFeature brightly colored costumes
songket fabric
traditional Minangkabau attire
countryOfOrigin Indonesia
culturalSignificance iconic dance of West Sumatra
important part of Minangkabau identity
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Minangkabau
surface form: Minangkabau people
genderOfPerformers female dancers
male dancers
movementCharacteristic agile body movements
fast footwork
plate manipulation
musicAccompaniment traditional Minangkabau music
musicInstrument gendang
saluang
talempong
originalFunction agricultural thanksgiving ritual
ritual dance
originPeriod pre-colonial era
performanceSetting group dance
performedInCountry Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
performedOnOccasion cultural festivals
harvest celebrations
traditional ceremonies
weddings
regionOfOrigin West Sumatra
requiresSkill balance
coordination
rhythm sense
riskElement dancing on broken plates
holding sharp plate fragments
symbolizes gratitude for harvest
prosperity
thanksgiving to God
typicalNumberOfDancers multiple dancers
typicalPropMaterial ceramic plates
usesProp plates

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Minangkabau traditionalDance tari piring