exercise 4

LENSE DANCE

Lense is one of the traditional dances in Kulisusu, North Buton. It is reported that this dance took by a fairy that is called “Rubia Manuru” with shawl. So that, Lense dance include in twelve kinds of shawl movements with each meaning and purpose. This dance is played grouply and accompanied by traditional music such as “Gong and Drum”. Beside with the traditional music, it also was performed with traditional custom. This dance majority rely on hands movement. While, foots only move in one place. But this dance was performed with graceful movement together with music while to play shawl. The Department Head of Culture and Tourism North Buton, Alimin said that lense dance was the dance to received VIP in Keraton Kelakinaan Kulisusu. However, by the time this dance has shown to public especially at the performance of arts. Now, this dance has become traditional dance in Buton.