Caci Dance is one of the traditional arts of a kind of typical war dance from the Manggarai community on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province. This dance is a traditional dance performed by 2 (two) male dancers who dance and also fight each other by using a whip and a shield as a weapon. Caci dance is also one of the famous traditional art in Flores Island, NTT Province. This dance is often displayed in various events such as during the harvest season (hang woja), new year ritual (pause), as well as various other traditional ceremonies. History of Caci Dance Historically, this Caci Dance originated from a tradition of Manggarai society where men will fight each other one on one to test their courage and also their dexterity in the fight. This dance then developed into an art where there is dance movement, song, and also music accompaniment in enlivening the event. The name Caci Dance itself comes from the word ca meaning one and ci word meaning test. So this can be interpreted as
It’s better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times