Holiday Ayo - Tradition is always defined as everything that is inherited from the past. Part of tradition, art is a series of activities from the culture of society that cannot stand alone. The artistic life of each tribe is closely related to religion, language, economy, and kinship aspects in which art lives, grows and develops.

In traditional society, art has a very important function and position and is part of everyday life. Indonesia as a part that is rich in tradition, has various types of interesting traditional dances to enjoy. One of them is the Piso Surit Dance.

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Piso Surit dance is one of the traditional dances owned by the Karo Batak people in the North Sumatra. This dance is a welcome dance performed in pairs in groups by the dancers, male and female or female and female. So far the creator of this dance has not been found, because it is owned communally by the community.

From several sources, the name this dance is taken from the word 'Piso Surit', which is the name of a kind of bird in Karo language, who likes to sing. In terms of dance moves, this dance reflects someone's waiting
for her lover. Waiting is like a sharp peso that sounds like a call. This dance move it's distinctive and elegant, feels like it's done over and over again, even though it's actually different. The movements or types of dances contained in this dance include: tiptoe, circular motion, finger stop, up and down motion, and other movements.

In the show, Piso Surit Dance will usually be accompanied by traditional music such as kecapi, gong, and Karo typical drums. While in the rhythm of the improved, the song "Piso surit" which became his trademark. The rhythm in this Piso surit song tends to have a slow tempo, so it fits perfectly with the gangs in the dance.

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For the costumes worn by dancers is usually a Karo customs, complete with "uis" or Karo typical fabric. For male dancers, they usually wear long shirts and long trousers and uis or cloth Karo is used as gonje (sarong), crown, uis nipes and also benting (belt). While the female dancers will usually wear kebaya and various kinds of uis used as abit (bottom long cloth), hood (head cover) and also scarves.

In its development, Piso Surit Dance is still continuously preserved and developed to date. Various creations and also variations are often done as the development of Piso Surit Dance in order to look attractive but do not eliminate the characteristics and authenticity. This dance is also still often displayed in various traditional events such as the reception of great guests, weddings and at other custom occasions. In addition, Piso Surit Dance is often displayed in various cultural events such as art shows, cultural festivals, and tourism promotion.