Jepin or Zapin, dance and song, may be an example of how the process of adaptation and acculturation between Islam and local cultures grown unique. Initially, it has become a propaganda tool merchants from Hadramout, Yemen, the spread of Islam in the archipelago in the 13th century AD. Means of religious symbols was then developed as artistic creations full of variety.
One is in the bag Jepin Tebas, Sambas, West Kalimantan, about four hours from Pontianak. "The Slash was the historical records assert Jepin dance staged beginning in 1928," said Tahir Juhermi, Malay dance artists.
As in other areas, Jepin dance in the city also relies on footwork. Starting and closed greeting, the entire stage show footwork repeated. Two dancers stepped foot back and forth, side to side to side, sometimes also play.
The dance is accompanied by musical instruments harp, marwas and so on. The song is sung in the musical accompaniment in the form of poem that elevates everyday life. Lyrics was diselipi Islamic values.
This is the original Jepin pattern or tradition. Art is then expanded through the Kapuas River and River camp and "swept away" by the inland villages. This opens up the possibility of developing deployment Jepin different variations of style tradition.
Although departing from the same grip, which begins and ends greeting closing greeting, dancing in the middle continues to grow. First, the movement of the foot as if attached to the floor, do not be too straddle, and the hands should not be too high. Today, more free movement.
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