Today is the last day of school before we have 3-week holiday for Lebaran and mid-semester break. Wondering what I would have to do during my days off from school, I'm grateful that I can recharge my energy for the days ahead.
Today, we have Lebaran Assembly at school. All teachers and students were all gathered in the gym. Related to the theme, the assembly was all about Lebaran or Muslim practices in form of songs, dances, video project and play. All grades participated in performing something. And my favorite performance was Tari Saman,from the Grade 10 class.
Tari Saman is a traditional dance from Aceh, where almost all of the people are Muslim. The lyrics of the musics are in Aceh language or Arabic, and usually the music is generated from the dancers clapping hands. In Aceh itself, Tari Saman is use to perform in traditional big events, specially on Prophet Muhammad birthday.
"Propet Muhammad is the central human figure of the religion of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as the messenger and prophet of God, the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets of Islam."(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad)
What makes Tari Saman itself is so interesting to me, is their skilled-hands movement and punctuation formation. Individuals need perfect concentration while the group performs together as a team.
Here is the link of the dance if anyone feel interested to know. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ZIfpL9nSk
