Cakalele dance, a traditionally dance came from maluku.

This dance was performing by around 30 dancer man and woman.

Man dancer usually using short machete and salawaku ( shield),

while for woman dancer was using lenso (handicraft).

For dance costume man dancer was us war clothes that have red and old yellow as dominant color of clothes.

They were grapes short machete in his right hand and salawaku in the other hand.

Man dancer also wear a hat that make from alloy with white feather slip on it.

While woman dancer costume was dominant with white color with lenso on her both hands.

The dance was perform in duo style, they dancing accompany with the music that came from drum (tifa), flute, and blowing big cockle shell (bia).

Special meaning of this dance can be seen on 3 object of symbol.

1. red color of man dancer costume was represent heroism of maluku, also the bravery and patriotism of Maluku people during faced war.

2. Sword/short machete in their hand represent of the pride of maluku people that must defending until the last blood.

3. Sawaku/shield and Loudly voice that came out from the dancer was represent a protest activity to the government system that was reputed not support to the society.



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