Serampang Dua Belas Dence From Sumatera Utara

Serampang Dua Belas ( Serampang Twelve) Dancing is one of the many dances that evolved under Serdang Sultanate in Serdang Bedagai (formerly called Deli Serdang) North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. This dance is a kind of traditional dance which is played as a social dance that contain messages about travel stories of young people in finding a mate, ranging from introductory to enter the stage of marriage.

This art is one way Deli Malay community in teaching procedures mate search for the young generation. Thus Dance Serampang Dua Belas become craze for young people to learn the process that will be passed later if you want to build mahligai household. Serampang Dua Belas not only developed and known by the people in the Sultanate Serdang, but also spread to various regions in Indonesia, such as Riau, Jambi, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, even to the Moluccas. In fact, this dance is often performed within the scope of foreign countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong.

History of Dance Serampang Dua Belas created by Sauti, who was born in 1903 in the Mirror Beach, and in the 1940s dance Serampang Dua Belas birthday is composed by him between 1950-1960. While the name of the Dua Belas Dancing Serampang formerly known as Island Dance Sari. This refers to the title of a song that accompanies the dance, the song Sari Island.

There is a reason that led to the alternation of the name of the dance. The first reason is because the name of the island of Sari considered less precise, and fast tempo dance (quik step). Name a dance that begins the word "island" is usually upbeat rumba, like Dance Dance Island and the Island Princess Kampai. While dance Serampang Dua Belas have fast-paced movements such as the Sea Dance Serampang. Based on these descriptions, Dance Island Sari more appropriate Serampang dance called the Dua Belas, which is where the name itself is taken from Dua Belas dance that has the fastest movement of the song named Serampang. Then the second reason that led to the replacement of the name of this dance is that this dance has Dua Belas movements, starting from the first meeting, love pervasive, harbored love, craze lovelorn, a gesture of love, reward cues, suspect, still do not believe, the answer, areca -meminang, escorted the bride, and meeting you. Dance Serampang Dua Belas have some distinctive features, including the dancers are using a handkerchief as a symbol binder. The male dancers wear clothing with the term Gulf Belanga or Baju Koko, while for female dancers use Baju Kebaya with Kain Songket long. As in the form of movement, this dance footwork much use on the move, and jumping small, besides the dancers are always in tandem with the motion of the swing arm is floated.

Dance Serampang Dua Belas holy love story about two young men who appeared since the first sight and ends with marriage sanctioned by both the parents and the young virgin. Therefore tell the meeting of two hearts, then this dance is usually played in pairs, male and female. Now dance Serampang Dua Belas quite famous and developed in various regions, and with that, the presence of typical Malay dance area, North Sumatra may remain stable