Indonesian Student Association - Taste of OSU 2011

The Indonesian Student Association perform "Tari Piring (Plate Dance)," at Taste of OSU on the campus of The Ohio State University on January 28, 2011. Tari Piring is one of the most enchanting traditional dances of Indonesia. It originated in Solok in the province of West Sumatra. Piriang, as it is called in its original Minangkabau language, symbolizes the farmer's joy for a successful harvest. Tari Piring literally means plate (piring) dance (tari). It is the cultural dance of the Minangkabau people, influenced by the late Pagaruyung Kingdom, which ruled West Sumatra in the 14th century. The dance ritual was originally performed by young ladies and men carrying food on the plates, to give thanks to the God for a successful harvest.

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