Types of Traditional Dances originating from Kalimantan

The island of Borneo has the most natural resources compared to other islands in Indonesia. In addition, the island of Borneo is still thick with traditional dance art from their ancestors. Culture is still there, but do not give the impression of old-fashioned . Kalimantan dance art invites foreign tourists to come there. And not denied sometimes many Caucasians who want to learn the dance . What are typical Kalimantan traditional dances?
13 Types of Borneo Dance:

1. Gantar Dance

The first traditional dance is Gantar dance. This dance is a traditional dance from Kalimantan, its movement is like a person who is planting rice. In this dance the dancers use a stick which means as wood pounding accompanied by other supporting properties such as bamboo and grains that give a picture like rice seed and container.

This dance is used to welcome guests and for other events. Not only the Dayaks Tunjung who know dance Gantar, but the Dayak tribe Benuaq also recognize this type of dance. There are 3 versions for this type of Gantar dance, namely Gantar Busai, Gantar Rayatn, and Gantar Senak / Kantar Kusak.

2. Dance Kancet Ledo / Dance Gong

Kancet dance commonly referred to as Gong Dance is a traditional dance originating from Borneo which is precisely located in East Kalimantan. This dance expresses the softness of a woman shown through her dance over the gentle and gentle movements accompanied by balance.
This dance gives the expression of one's intelligence and beauty. This dance is accompanied by the accompaniment of Sapeq musical instrument which is like a harp that plays by plucking and dancers will dance over Gong. And created the name of Gong Dance.

3. Kancet Papatai Dance / War Dance

This dance tells of a hero from the Dayak Kenyah tribe who will fight against all his enemies. Because of his story of war, the dancers' movements must be very agile, nimble, and should be vigorously occasionally punctuated by the cries of the dancer.
 Usually dancers wear traditional Dayak Kenyah clothing equipped with some equipment ranging from armor, shield, and Mandau. The strains of the song that accompany this dance is Sak Paku's song which uses a musical instrument called Sampe.

4. Dance Kancet Lasan

This dance tells about the life of the hornbills. Horny bird is a bird that is highly exalted by the Dayak tribe, especially Dayak Kenyah because the birds are regarded as a symbol of majesty and heroism.This dance is performed solely by women for the Dayak Kenyah tribe and the movement and position is similar to that of Kancet Ledo dance / Gong Dance.
What is different for both is, in Kancet Lasan dance does not use gong and bird feathers horn. This dance is more concerned with the movement of birds horn while flying flying until the bird perched and perched on a tree branch.

5. Dance Slope

To dance This slip describes a girl named Utan Along. The story behind the dance about a girl who was forcibly married by both parents with a young man who was never loved by Utan Along. Until finally the girl would prefer to escape from the house and escape into the forest. This Lengeng dance is accompanied by the song Leleng song as the music chant.

6. Monong Dance / Manang Dance

Monong Dance or commonly referred to as Manang dance is a healing dance that can cure the disease and able to ward off the disease contained in the body of people who experience the pain. In Monong dance or Manang dance this dancer will like to be a shaman while out jampi-jampi when dancing.

7. Pingan Dance

Pingan dance is a single dance performed on the Dayak community

Mualang. This dance gives a picture of gratitude for all the sustenance that has been given and always delegated by God to Dayak Mualang community. This dance is divided into two, namely Dancing pingan male and indu. Between the two kinds of dance there are similarities and differences. Usually dancers carry a white dish, in the old days the disc still uses a stone disk and use a ring the size of a dancer's middle finger. The dance is accompanied by traditional music called Tebah Undup Biasa.

8. Serumpai Dance

This Serumpai dance is a dance of the Dayak Benuaq tribe. Its portrayal is similar to Monong dance or Manang dance that is related to disease. The difference is this dance to reject the plague and treat people bitten by mad dogs. Called as a dance Serumpai because the dance is using a musical instrument called Serumpai is a kind of flute from bamboo as a music accompaniment of this Serumpai dance.

9. Belian Bawo Dance

Initially this dance is a ceremony performed to resist disease,
treating the sick, as well as to pay the vows. A short while later the ceremony was transformed into a dance that was featured as an event to receive guests and for art-related events. This dance is similar to Serumpai dance which is a dance of Dayak Benuaq tribe.

10. Kuyang Dance

Kuyang which means beings living in two realms. So Kuyang Dance means dance for the fine crowns. This Kuyang dance is a dance which aims to drive out the ghosts who inhabit the large and tall trees so as not to disturb the humans and the people who cut down the tree.
 Because the mystical world in Indonesia is very thick, so that was born Kuyang Dance taught from generation to generation until now. The Dayak tribe believes with this dance, the spirits will go from the big trees to be felled.

11. Kina Pecuk Dance

This dance is about a picture of how the Dayak Kenyah tribe who moved from their home area of Apo Kayan (Bulungan District) to Long Segar (Kutai Barat). A journey that takes years. The incident was made into a dance called Kina Pecuk Kina. If seen the dance included many women who wear typical clothes Borneo and carrying a feathered fan.

12. Datun Dance

Datun Dance is a dance performed jointly by the people
women from Dayak Kenyah tribe with a number ranging from 10-20 people. According to the story, this dance was created by Nyik Selung who is a member of the Dayak Kenyah tribe in Apo kayan area who is grateful and happy because his grandson has been born.Musical accompaniment can be spelled free, ranging from traditional music or accompanied by modern music, but the hallmark of this dance the dancers bring like a dish in both hands. Slowly dancing dancers follow the music.

13. Jonggan Dance

Jonggan dance is a social dance on the Dayak Kanayatn tribe community. This dance tells about a happiness and joy by the Dayak people. Usually the guests who attended this traditional dance of Borneo dance will be invited to dance with dancers.