''Pasambahan'' dance is a
Minangkabau traditional dance that has developed in various regions in the province of
West Sumatra
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Indonesia
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. ''Pasambahan'' dance is usually performed as a ceremonial welcoming dance to honor the guests and elders to a traditional ceremony. However, in nowadays, this dance is performed not only in ceremonial welcoming events, but also as
performance art
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at public.
''Pasambahan'' dance is performed in some cases—that are when the guests come from afar or when the groom arrives at the bride's house.
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Pagelaran Seni Minangkabau
Gallery
File:Tari Pasambahan Dari Minang.jpg
File:Budaya Menyambut Tamu di Minangkabau.jpg
File:Tari Pasambahan UNP Penyambutan Rektor UI.jpg
See also
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Dance in Indonesia
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Indang
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Lilin
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Judaism
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Biblical apocrypha
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Piring
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Zapin
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References
{{Dance of Indonesia
Minangkabau dance