Saman (dance)
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Saman is one of the most popular dances in Indonesia
. Its origin is from the Gayo
ethnic group from Gayo Lues and is normally performed to celebrate important occasions.
This dance is done by a group in one line (sometimes with some displacement) and dancers perform while kneeling.
On November 24, 2011 UNESCO
officially recognized Aceh's traditional Saman Dance as an intangible element of world cultural heritage, which needs UNESCO's urgent protection.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Its origin is from the Gayo
Gayo
Gayo may refer to* Gayo language of Sumatra, ISO 639-2* Gayo people, a tribe in Aceh, Indonesia* Gayo Lues Regency, a regency in Aceh, Indonesia* Gayo, or K-pop, the Korean term for pop music* Gayo , old form of the Korean traditional poetry...
ethnic group from Gayo Lues and is normally performed to celebrate important occasions.
This dance is done by a group in one line (sometimes with some displacement) and dancers perform while kneeling.
On November 24, 2011 UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
officially recognized Aceh's traditional Saman Dance as an intangible element of world cultural heritage, which needs UNESCO's urgent protection.
External links
- http://papanidea.com/2010/05/saman-dance/ - Saman Dance
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckAYHEWfri4 - Shaman Dance by Indonesia Students' Group in University of Malaya