Salendang Dance Galombang Version as a Welcome Dance in the Mandeh Tourism Area

Abstract

This article is the result of research (2021) which aims to develop the choreography of the Salendang Dance in the form of Galombang to be performed in the Mandeh tourist area. The method used by Research & Development (R&D) according to Borg and Gall (2003) is to conduct preliminary research, planning, development to be carried out, testing, revising works and perfecting choreography. The development of choreography refers to Maquet's theory (1976) naming the form of tourism packaging as art with metamorphosis or art that has undergone a change in form, or acculturation art, or pseudo traditional art, or tourism art. Art that has not been packaged is called art by destination. The Wimsatt diagram (Soedarsono 1999) states that tourism performances are a balance between traditional arts and the tourism industry, with the following criteria: imitation of the original, short and concise, full of variations from the original event, and if sold at a low price. Based on the results of the first year's research, it produced Salendang Dance products in the form of performances on stage. The second year produced the Salendang Dance in the form of a Galombang. This dance has been tested in Muaro Bantieng, Mandeh Region. 10 dancers and 3 people who carry betel nut danced using a scarf in a two-line formation lining the back. Continue forward to meet the tourists who stand in front of them. The dance package includes various aspects of movement, music, costumes, and make-up in accordance with the aesthetic concept of tourism, which still refers to the original dance form as a symbol of the Puti-puti Tarusan lineage. This new style is worth showing off to tourists.