Kabasaran

{{short description|Indonesian traditional tribal war dance}} {{Infobox martial art | image =[[File:Tarian Kabasaran.jpg|257px]] [[File:Kabasaran Minahasa di Benteng Moraya.jpg|Baju adat Minahasa Kabasaran di benteng moraya|257px]] | imagecaption = ''Kabasaran'' dancers in North Sulawesi | imagesize = | name = Kabasaran | aka = | focus = [[Self-defense]] | hardness = [[Full contact karate|Full-contact]], [[semi-contact]], [[light-contact]] | country = [[Indonesia]] ([[North Sulawesi]]) | parenthood = | famous_pract = | olympic = No }} {{Dance drama of Southeast Asia}} '''''Kabasaran''''' is a traditional [[Minahasan people|Minahasan]] [[Indonesian martial arts|martial art]] and [[war dance]] from [[North Sulawesi]] in [[Indonesia]]. It is performed by several men clad in red costumes, wielding a sword with a shield or a spear. The dancers are called {{Transliteration|id|kawasalan}}, which implies imitating like a pair of fighter cocks.<ref name="Kaya" /> The word {{Transliteration|id|kabasaran}} is derived from {{Transliteration|id|kawasalan}}, which is related to the ''[[Cakalele dance|Sakalele]]'' dance, a traditional war dance from [[the Moluccas]]. It was simplified and incorporated moves from [[Quadrille]] dance.<ref name="Kaya2">{{cite web | title=Tari Kabasaran, Tarian Ksatria Minahasa | website=Indonesia Kaya | date=2023-02-03 | url=https://indonesiakaya.com/pustaka-indonesia/tarian-kabasaran/ | language=id | access-date=2024-06-13 | archive-date=2024-05-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512070508/https://indonesiakaya.com/pustaka-indonesia/tarian-kabasaran/ | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

The dancers work daily as farmers and guards of the Minahasan villages, but serve as {{Transliteration|id|waranei}} (warriors) if the village is attacked.<ref name="Kaya">{{Cite web |title=Tarian Kabasaran |url=http://www.indonesiakaya.com/kanal/detail/tarian-kabasaran |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021832/http://www.indonesiakaya.com/kanal/detail/tarian-kabasaran |archive-date=2015-11-17 |access-date=2015-11-16 |website=Indonesia Kaya |language=id}}</ref> According to Minahasan custom, the weapons and status of {{Transliteration|id|waranei}} are hereditary. The {{Transliteration|id|kabasaran}} dance is performed exclusively by men of the ''Waranei'' lineage.<ref name="Kaya" />

In general, the basic structure of the dance consists of nine movements ({{Transliteration|id|jurus}}) using the sword ({{Transliteration|id|santi}}) or spear ({{Transliteration|id|wengkouw}}), also the stance moves which consists of two steps to the left, and two steps to the right. The dance is accompanied by percussion instruments such as gongs, drums, or [[kolintang]] called {{Transliteration|id|pa 'wasalen}}.

==Gallery== <gallery> KABASARAN MENADO.jpg|Traditional clothes worn by kabasaran dancers Pertunjukan Tarian Kabasaran.jpg| Kabasaran dancers use traditional weapons KABASARAN.jpg|Kabasaran dance performance at an event in North Sulawesi </gallery>

==See also== {{Portal|Indonesia}} {{commons category|Kabasaran}} * [[Cakalele dance|''Cakalele'' dance]] * [[Indonesian martial arts]] * [[Dance in Indonesia]]

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==External links== * [http://sulutprov.go.id/Tari-Kabasaran.html Kabasaran dance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021148/http://sulutprov.go.id/Tari-Kabasaran.html |date=2015-11-17 }} North Sulawesi Government (in Indonesian)

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