Ja'i is an
Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
dance used in
Sa'o Ngaza rites
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to express gratitude and excitement.
The dance is usually displayed in the middle of the village; site as a sacred place of worship.
Ja'i dance has the characteristics and uses little space in the form of rows and performed repeatedly. As a communal dance, the beauty and allure of Ja'i lies in uniformity, and the energy of the dancers.
Music instrument
Music instruments that used to accompany the Ja'i dance is five
gong
A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...
and three
tambur
The ''tambur'' (spelled in keeping with TDK conventions) is a fretted string instrument of Turkey and the former lands of the Ottoman Empire. Like the ney, the armudi (lit. pear-shaped) kemençe and the kudüm, it constitutes one of the four in ...
.
See also
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Sigale gale
Si Gale Gale or Si Galegale ( Batak: ᯘᯪᯎᯞᯩᯎᯞᯩ ) is a wooden puppet used in a funeral dance performance of the Batak people in Samosir Island, Northern Sumatra. Sigale Gale is a well known feature to visiting tourists. During th ...
References
Dances of Indonesia
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