Rapa'i Geleng

Rapa'i Geleng is an Acehnese ethnic dance originating from South Aceh region. Rapa'i Geleng was developed by an anonymous person in South Aceh. Rapa'i Geleng game is also included dance movement that symbolizes the uniformity attitude in terms of cooperation, togetherness, and full cohesiveness in the community. This dance expresses the dynamics of society in the sung sung, costumes and basic motion of Meuseukat Dance element.

This type of dance is meant for men. Usually who plays this dance there are 12 men who have been trained. The poem is socialization to the community about how to live in society, religion and solidarity are upheld.

The costumes worn in black yellow combined red beads. The art of dance from the Aceh region itself also has its own distinctness and uniqueness, where the dance from this region has characteristics, among others, is initially only done in certain ceremonies, in this case the ceremony is ritual and sacral and certainly not in the form the spectacle for the people themselves, a harmonious combination of dance, music and literature, where the dance is massively undertaken with limited space, and repetition of monotonous movements in simple and repetitive motion patterns, as well as the timing of the presentation of this dance also relatively long.

Dances that exist in the Aceh region itself, among others, is Seudari, Saman, Rampak, Rapai dan Rapai Geleng dance. But for Aceh's famous dance in the State of Indonesia itself is the dance of Rapai and also Saman dance. Some of the dances that exist in the province of Aceh itself is also made with some history contained in the dance, as well as the meaning that is in the dance. so that we can better understand and also understand the importance and also the meaning of the dance that comes from this aceh itself.

This dance itself can usually be associated with a history that existed in the past in the area, or can also be words that already exist and of course in this case has a lot of meaning and meaning. The meaning made does not arbitrarily take things that can not be accepted by common sense, but its own meaning must be things that are reasonable and acceptable to the public at large. As we know sometimes there are some dances that do not use a meaning that matches what is needed. but for the average dance there is usually always has its own meaning is very broad and also has a broad understanding that sometimes implied from some meanings and can only be understood by some people

RAPA'I GELENG