Tari Larangan or Dance Ban
Toga Dance which means "Dance Ban" is an ancient traditional dance Siguntur Kingdom, empire that is still associated with the Minangkabau kingdom in Pagaruyung and supposedly still in touch with the Royal Malayu Dharmasraya in Hindu-Buddhist era. Because it is still associated with the Minangkabau and Malayu, some dance movement is similar to Dance Minangkabau and Malayu.
According to the heir to the Kingdom Siguntur, Toga Dance is the official dance of Dharmasraya's Empire since based in Siguntur in the 14th century. This dance is still used when the Hindu-Buddhist kingdom that converted to Islam which one of them become the Kingdom Siguntur since the 15th century or in 1673 with the first Islamic king Sutan Abdul Jalil Sutan Syah Tuanku Bagindo Ratu.
Toga Dance at that time become the official royal dance and displayed on the king's coronation ceremony (batagak gala), family wedding king, Turun mandi ceremony child king, battle victory celebration, and contest to become the son of king.
When the Dutch successful entry into Siguntur in 1908 and kings of the Siguntur and surrounding areas forced to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Dutch Colonial, King lost its sovereignty. Many royal objects taken, including Tambo (royal history is written) and royal art activity, including Toga Dance, even vacuum is.
Batobo is clean up the garden or harvesting rice together, 30 to 60 people. Si pendendang always Batobo so that they are not tired of working all day, he was told singing while working.
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Toga Dance, Traditional Dance of Siguntur Kingdom, West Sumatra |
Toga Dance at that time become the official royal dance and displayed on the king's coronation ceremony (batagak gala), family wedding king, Turun mandi ceremony child king, battle victory celebration, and contest to become the son of king.
When the Dutch successful entry into Siguntur in 1908 and kings of the Siguntur and surrounding areas forced to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Dutch Colonial, King lost its sovereignty. Many royal objects taken, including Tambo (royal history is written) and royal art activity, including Toga Dance, even vacuum is.
Batobo is clean up the garden or harvesting rice together, 30 to 60 people. Si pendendang always Batobo so that they are not tired of working all day, he was told singing while working.
The story of King Punishment
Toga Dance poem contains the story about a man who kindly named Sutan Elok who died headlong buffalo. The owner of the buffalo named Bujang Salamaik brought before the king to stand trial. King finally issued a decree that he was beheaded, usual penalties at the time of the Kingdom Dharmasraya.
Hearing it penalties, then Cati Bilang Pandai, advisor to the king, illustrated with a row pendendang, berdendang comfort king. Cati sayed, why buffalo killed but the owner who punished to death. Dendang that is conveyed together king was ultimately consoled of restlessness and forgive the owner of the buffalo with a message to the Bujang Salamaik not make the mistake again to maintain their livestock.
Actually, Toga Dance with dendang Bujang Salamaik just one of other dendang who ever lived at Siguntur Kingdom sung in Toga Dance. So sad, just story Bujang Salamaik that is left . Other Dendang, as Dendang Ameh, just remember the title without knowing the contents dendang.
Toga Dance poem contains the story about a man who kindly named Sutan Elok who died headlong buffalo. The owner of the buffalo named Bujang Salamaik brought before the king to stand trial. King finally issued a decree that he was beheaded, usual penalties at the time of the Kingdom Dharmasraya.
Hearing it penalties, then Cati Bilang Pandai, advisor to the king, illustrated with a row pendendang, berdendang comfort king. Cati sayed, why buffalo killed but the owner who punished to death. Dendang that is conveyed together king was ultimately consoled of restlessness and forgive the owner of the buffalo with a message to the Bujang Salamaik not make the mistake again to maintain their livestock.
Actually, Toga Dance with dendang Bujang Salamaik just one of other dendang who ever lived at Siguntur Kingdom sung in Toga Dance. So sad, just story Bujang Salamaik that is left . Other Dendang, as Dendang Ameh, just remember the title without knowing the contents dendang.
