tari piring

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Tari piring is a traditional Minangkabau dance from West Sumatra, Indonesia, in which performers skillfully manipulate plates while dancing to showcase agility and gratitude for bountiful harvests.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tari Piring 1
tari piring canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian dance ⓘ
Minangkabau cultural performance ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
associatedWith Minangkabau culture ⓘ
linked to: Minangkabau
category Indonesian traditional dances ⓘ
Minangkabau dances ⓘ
contemporaryFunction stage performance ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
costumeFeature brightly colored costumes ⓘ
songket fabric ⓘ
traditional Minangkabau attire ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Indonesia ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic dance of West Sumatra ⓘ
important part of Minangkabau identity ⓘ
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Minangkabau people ⓘ
linked to: Minangkabau
genderOfPerformers female dancers ⓘ
male dancers ⓘ
movementCharacteristic agile body movements ⓘ
fast footwork ⓘ
plate manipulation ⓘ
musicAccompaniment traditional Minangkabau music ⓘ
musicInstrument gendang ⓘ
saluang ⓘ
talempong ⓘ
originalFunction agricultural thanksgiving ritual ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ
originPeriod pre-colonial era ⓘ
performanceSetting group dance ⓘ
performedInCountry Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
performedOnOccasion cultural festivals ⓘ
harvest celebrations ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
regionOfOrigin West Sumatra ⓘ
requiresSkill balance ⓘ
coordination ⓘ
rhythm sense ⓘ
riskElement dancing on broken plates ⓘ
holding sharp plate fragments ⓘ
symbolizes gratitude for harvest ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
thanksgiving to God ⓘ
typicalNumberOfDancers multiple dancers ⓘ
typicalPropMaterial ceramic plates ⓘ
usesProp plates ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minangkabau → traditionalDance → tari piring ⓘ
Minangkabau dances → hasNotableForm → Tari Piring ⓘ
linked to: tari piring