Preserving the Art of the Dayak Dance

The vibrating sounds of drums filled the West Kalimantan pavilion at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Jakarta, a fortnight ago. Three male dancers from the Sanggar Bengkawan dance workshop of West Kalimantan, were prancing about, occasionally lifting one leg while singing in Dayak language. A yellow-haired dancer was holding firmly a black chicken and biting into it. Then he pointed it toward an onlooker by reciting a mantra. He plucked out a few fe

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