Dance plates or in the local language is Piriang Dance is a traditional dance art that comes from the Minangkabau tribe, from the city of Solok, West Sumatra. This dance uses a plate as the main instrument. Plates placed on the top of the palm are swung and twisted with quick and regular movements and with fixed plates in the adhesive state with the palm of the hand. History of Dance Plate It is widely rumored that this dance was originally a ritual of the local people's gratitude to the Gods after the harvest season. In this ritual, these plates will contain a variety of food offerings brought and presented to the Gods through an artistic gesture. After the Islamic era, dance plates are no longer used as a medium of worship, but as a mere entertainment, which is often performed in various events crowd. Movement in Dance Plate Dance plate presents a variety of motion series of the attraction of the dancers who swing the plate on the second palm of his hand to and fro in a very fast
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