On 13th March 2011, this blog's authors went to Seremban to attend a Perpatih Festival. We managed to record a traditional Minang dance, originated from Padang, Sumatra Indonesia. It was told that the dance is almost exactly the same as it was hundred years ago. However, due to some technical error the recorded video could not be uploaded here. Readers can check the video out on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KRxkgVrbzg
From this video, it can be seen that the the dancers are holding a small white plate on their hands. This dance is called "Tari Piriang" or The Plate Dance. This dance is originated from Minangkabau of Sumatera, Indonesia. This dance is still practices among the Minang descendants, be it in Negeri Sembilan or Indonesia. This dance is actually a movement that resembles the movement of farmers during planting, reaping and so forth. It also symbolizes joy and gratitude with the products of their crops. This dance is a jig with the dancers holding the plate on the soles of their hands, accompanied by musicians who play the music with instruments such as the caklempong and the saluang. Sometimes, this dance would get a little extreme where the dancers will be thrown into the air and when it crashes the ground, the dancers would step and dance on it.
Luckily, when author recorded the Plate Dance weeks ago, the dancers did not get that extreme. Or else, the author might die of shock and horror. To those who are not faint-hearted, whom are eager to watch how extreme this dance can be, they can check out this video:
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