Floor Pattern in Saman Dance, This is the Shape

Illustration of Saman Dance (Antara)

YOGYAKARTA - Did you know, Saman is a dance known as the thousand hand dance? The nickname is justified because the movements in Saman Dance lean towards the hands and upper body. No wonder the floor pattern of Saman Dance is only one.

Saman Dance Floor Pattern

To note, each dance has a floor pattern based on the dancer's movements when dancing. The pattern describes the movement of the dancer's position in a dance session. Usually the dance movement pattern also describes how the dancer takes a position from the beginning to the end. The following are some types of floor patterns performed by dancers.

Pattern of straight line floor

As the name implies, this pattern can be in the form of a straight line, can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Usually dances that use straight line patterns do not have much transition of movement displacement. This pattern is also used in sitting dances.

Pattern of circular floor

This pattern is usually found in dances that are performed in groups. Dancers can move from the starting point and then return to the original point.

Zig-zag floor pattern

Tarian yang menggunakan pola zig-zag biasanya memiliki transisi perpindahan yang cukup beragam. Pola ini tidak hanya memperindah gerakan, namun membentuk visual yang indah.

Symmetric floor pattern

Symmetry patterns help dancers beautify the visual of the dance. This pattern is usually done in group dances with even numbers.

Spiral floor pattern

This pattern is similar to a spiral because the dancers move towards the center or vice versa. This pattern can give the impression of dynamic and continuous movement.

Geometric Shape Floor Pattern

There is also a dance that uses geometric floor patterns such as triangles, squares, and other shapes. This pattern helps beautify the appearance in the choreography.

Meanwhile, the floor pattern in Saman Dance is a straight line floor pattern. The reason is that the movement of Saman Dance only relies on the movement of hands, body and head, as explained in the book entitled SAMAN: Art from Tanah Gayo published by the Ministry of Education and Culture (2014). Although it is limited to hand, body, and kepaka movements, the various movements of Saman Dance have been born until now.

The book also says that the floor pattern of the Saman Dance is only a straight line pattern that is parallel horizontally from the audience's point of view. In fact, the dancers of the Saman Dance do not move, they just sit down with their weight resting on both legs bent. The position of the dancers also close to each other until the shoulders touch each other.

That's the information related to the floor pattern of the Saman Dance. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.