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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

THE UNIQUENESS OF TURTLE DANCE (LABI-LABI DANCE) IN PAHANG



The origin of this dance begins at Endau and in Pekan Pahang; there is little difference between the Labi-Labi dance of Endau and Pahang. For Endau this dance is danced by a dancer only to be accompanied by musical instruments violin and gongs. While in Pekan Pahang this dance used more than two people. The musical instruments accompanying the bamboo drums, tambourine, gong, gong kelapa (knock) and ‘’Serunai’’. The dance begins with a ceremony cultured. Pencak Silat is danced in front of the flower eggs, rice, turmeric and ‘’Tepak Sirih’’.


Labi-Labi Dance is a comedy dance. The dancers consisting of men only that wear Malay traditional dress with ‘’Samping’’ and ‘’Tengkolok’’ and their will dance the movements as turtle. Two dancers posing as children turtle will come out of the nest and try to get bananas thrown at the dancers.
Gestures turtle is squatting and sticking out her tongue imitated by two dancers. Then the father turtle was out dancing with the attitude that more amusing and tried to bait earlier.


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