dance summons

Saman dance is a dance show Gayo usual to celebrate important events in the customary. Saman dance utilize poetry in Arabic and Gayo. Also usually dance is also displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The name of the dance "Saman" is obtained from one of the great scholars of Aceh, Sheikh Saman.

• Meaning and Function

Dance summons is one of the media to the achievement of a message (preaching). This dance reflects the educational, religious, decency, heroism, solidarity and togetherness.
Before the beginning of the Preamble summons or opening, to appear an old egghead or traditional leaders to represent the local community (keketar) or useful advice to the players and spectators.
Songs and poems together and continuous disclosure, the players consist of men who are still young by wearing traditional clothes. Presentation of the dance can also be performed, competed among a group guests with sepangkalan group (two groups). Ditititk assessment based on their capability in each group following the movement, dance and song (poem), which is presented by the opposition.

• Choir

Tari Saman usually displayed not use the accompaniment of musical instruments, but using the voice of the dancers and their applause usually combined with hitting the chest and groin, and flung them as a synchronization body in different directions. This dance is guided by a leader who is typically called Syech. Because of the uniformity of formation and punctuality is a must in this dance show, the dancers are required to have a high concentration and a serious exercise in order to appear perfectly. This dance is danced by the men in particular.In ancient times, this dance performances in the event of certain customs, such as during a ceremony commemorating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. In addition, particularly in the context of the present, this dance is also performed on special occasions formal, such as guests visit the Inter County and State, or the opening of a festival and other events.

• Singing

Song of the dancers add to the dynamism of the dance summons. How to sing songs in the dance warrant divided into 5 types:
1. Rengum, which is preceded by the lifter's roar.2. Tones, namely Regnum which was quickly followed by all dancers.3. Redet, namely short songs with short sound sung by a dancer in the middle of the dance.4. Syek, the songs performed by a dancer with a long high-pitched voice, usually as a sign of change in motion5. Saur, the song that is repeated by all the dancers together once sung by a solo dancer.

• Movement

Dancing warrant using two elements of motion that became a fundamental element in dance summons: Applause and pat dada.Diduga, when spreading the religion of Islam, sheikh summons wilt learn the ancient dance, and then bring back through the motion, accompanied by poems by memudakan preaching Islamic dawah . In the present context, dances are religious rituals that are still used as a medium to convey messages of propaganda through these performances.
Dancing summons including one dance that is quite unique, because they show only the applause of motion of other movements, such as shaking movements, kirep, lingang, surang-filter (all motion is the Gayo language)

• Dancer

In general, dance played by a dozen or summons dozens of men, but the amount must ganjil.Pendapat Others said the dance is danced more or less than 10 people, with details of 8 dancers and 2 people as the giver of the command while bernyanyi.Namun, in the development of in the modern era, which requires that a dance that will be more lively when danced by a dancer with a larger quantity. To adjust the various movements instituted a leader who called sheikh. In addition to regulate the movement of the dancers, Sheikh is also tasked to sing a song poems warrant. namely ganit.