Pakarena Dance, Traditional Dance From South Sulawesi
Pakarena dance is a traditional dance from South Sulawesi. This dance is accompanied by two drum heads or gandrang and also a pair of instrument tools such as flute which is often called the poems. In addition to dance pakarena apparently, there are other types of dance pakarena others from the Selayar Islands. Dance pakarena this is known as dance pakarena gantarang. Called Pakarena gantarang dance because of this typical dance of Sulawesi originated from the village that had once been the center of the kingdom on Selayar Island, the Gantarang Lalang Bata. Dance pakarena this gantarang danced by four female dancers. This dance first appeared in the 17th century, precisely in the year 1903 that is when Panali Patta King was inaugurated as King in Gantarang Lalang Bata.
However, there is no specific and clear data in the mention since when this expert dance appeared and who created it. However, local people believe that Pakarena Gantarang Dance has a link with the emergence of Tumanurung. In the belief of the local community, Tumanurung is an angel who descended from the sky. This tumanurung is in charge of providing guidance to humans on earth.
This clue is a symbol of movement. Furthermore, these movements are known as Pakarena Gantarang Dance. Munasih Nadjamuddin is one of the Pakarena Makassar Dance players who also stated the same thing. The dancers are often called with Mama Muni is told that Pakarena Dance begins a story about the parting between the inhabitants of botting the sky or the residents of heaven with the residents of lino or earth. Before parting, botting the sky first teaches about the way of life, such as how to hunt and how to grow crops to the residents of lino. This method is taught through hand, foot, and body movements. This movement is then believed to be a ritual dance of thanksgiving by the inhabitants of the earth to the inhabitants of the heavens. Therefore, it is not surprising that the movement in this traditional dance is so artistic, meaningful, subtle, and also difficult to distinguish from one another.
In a dance performance Pakarena, this dance is played in 12 parts. Each movement has its own meaning and philosophy. The sitting position represents the beginning and ending sign of this dance. A rotating motion that follows the clockwise direction represents a continuous cycle of human life. While in the up and down movement, symbolizes a rhythm of life that is always never smooth. There is always a time when someone is under and above.
In Pakarena's dance rules, these dancers can not open their eyes wide. In addition, the movement of the foot is not allowed too high. This rule applies until this dance is finished. In one dance performance Pakarena, it will take about 2 hours. Pakarena Gantarang dance is always accompanied by musical instruments such as kannong-kannong, gong, drum, buttons, and pui-pui. Meanwhile, the dancers wore costumes in the form of Pahang clothes, liba sabe, and also wearing typical Selayar jewelry. This pahang dress is a typical hand-woven from South Sulawesi. While the lipa sabe is a silk sarong typical of South Sulawesi.
The dancers Pakarena is required by a woman because basically, this traditional dance reflects a character of Gowa women who are polite, gentle, loyal, and also obedient. The dancers complement the beauty of the movement in brightly colored costumes, such as red, green, yellow and also white. To complete this dance, the dancers also carry a large fan. In addition, other accessories that are often worn include bracelets, necklaces, and also bun.
