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Tari Tor Tor | Temui Mereka Di Sumatera Utara ^_^

beingindonesian:

Tor Tor Dance is a dance rhythm with a musical accompaniment (Margondang) who played with instruments such as traditional gondang, flute, trumpet hobo, and others.

According to the history, tor-tor dance was used in rituals associated with spirits. They were summoned and “entered” into the stone statues (a symbol of the ancestors), then the statue was like dancing but the movements is stiff. Movements include leg movements (tiptoe) and hand movements.

Tor tor dance (by (TeeJe))

(via beingindonesian)