Social Interaction Values in the Jepin Tembung Pendek Dance in Pontianak City

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the social interaction values found in Jepin Tembung Pendek dance. Jepin Tembung Pendek dance is one of the Jepin dances in West Kalimantan Province, precisely in the city of Pontianak. This dance was created by Yusuf Dahyani in the 1960s. It's a group dance, of 4, 8, or even 16 dancers. Each dancer interacts in playing a property called Tembung. This study used a descriptive analysis method with a multidisciplinary approach and qualitative research method. Observation, interview, and documentation study techniques were used to collect data for this research. As for the data analysis, researchers used data triangulation technique. Data resources of this study came from artists and academic practitioners familiar with the dance. Researchers also studied some documentations as other data sources. The study showed that a form of social interactions in Jepin Tembung Pendek dance happens as two or four dancers in one group hitting tembung to their partner. From this, we can learn some social values like cooperation, togetherness, discipline, and sympathy in order to create harmonious tembung moves.