Understanding Muang Sangkal Dance, Dance Originating Region Sumenep Madura. Sangkal Muang dance created by an artist Sumenep in 1972, he was named Taufikurrachman. He created this dance one of which is motivated by concern for the artists in translating nature laden Madura will work and uniqueness. In addition, to lift the life history of the palace Sumenep in the past.
Meaning Words Sangkal Muang
Literally the word muang Sangkal consists of two words that have the Measures language meaning of the word as follows:
Muang word means throwing
Sangkal means sukerta word meaning dark. Meaning that more breadth is something
that becomes food countrymen devil, Evils, rayangan genie, devil, in
Hinduism.
Sangkal yourself said adopting of Ancient Java language that means Sengkala or
sengkolo. Thus denied in a broader sense by the public Sumenep is: if a
parent has a child and girl spoken by men, should not be rejected
because it makes the girl will be denied or not sell forever.
Motion Dance
At
the beginning of this dance movement is rather loud and accompanied by
gamelan with the musical sampak then flows on gissing oramba '-orambe
which suggests the princess palace into the garden sare. And then adds
subtle movements, smooth movement, signaled the daughter was walking in
Mandiyoso (royal palace corridor towards the Great Hall palace Sumenep).
When
the dance progresses, the dancers hold a cemong (brass bowl) containing
various kinds of flowers. Dancers go hand in hand with hand gestures
while sowing flowers that are in cemong accompanied by gamelan music of
the palace.
Dancers and Costume
The
number of dancers in this dance should odd number, and costumes
digunakannyapun is typical Sumenep legha bridal costume with a
distinctive color as well, the colors red and yellow, the colors blend
contains a philosophy of "kapodhang nyocco ' sare" which means "flower
prapa'na Rato" (the king was happy). while to blend the colors red and
green or yellow and green contains folosofi "kapodang nyocco" leaves
"which means" Rato prapa'na bendhu "(The king was angry).
The
dancers have been women because the womens movement more graceful and
more beautiful. This dance is not dancing in pairs with men for
maintaining the sanctity of this dance to avoid in motion between male
dancer and a female dancer to touch, when men and women are not mahram
contact, then desecrate this sacred dance. Similarly, the requirement
dancers should not be in a state of menstruation (menses).
The uniqueness that is characteristic of this dance is:
Dancers must be an odd number, can be one, three, five or seven and so on.
Used clothing style bridal lega with typical dodd Sumenep.
The dancers are not currently in the coming months (menstruation)
Until
now conservationists Muang Sangkal not little and not too much, some dance
studio and Student Organizations and Students in Sumenep maintain this Sangkal Muang Dance, Dance Studio Potre Koneng as I've ever played a dozen
years old, who is still trying how attract the younger generation now to
be proud of the typical dance Sumenep and proud of their own culture,
considering Dance Muang Sangkal an important icon for the city of Sumenep.
