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Introduction and history
Joget Gamelan is a traditional Malay dance, highlights of royal weddings, performed in the reign of Terengganu Sultan Zainal Abidin III.
It was narrated that this dance was performed at Riau and Lingga palaces in the 19th century. It is noted the dance was for the royal court only until it was staged in public for the first time in Pahang in the early 17th century to celebrate the marriage of Tengku Hussain to Wan Esah. One hundred years later, the gamelan raised to the elite level, at its glory, when it was danced before the royal brides, Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Syah and Tengku Ampuan Mariam (of Pahang) in 1913.
After the marriage, fascinated with the dance, Tengku Ampuan Mariam choreographed the dance moves and created its costume, while Tuanku Sultan Sulaiman led the music troupe. In the old days, tarian gamelan was danced only at palaces, for the pleasure of royals. However, after the 1960s, it was revived and brought to other ceremonies, especially those involving the royal or state dignitaries. This dance is a display of grace and simplicity as the dancers move graciously, swaying the long silk swaths, the sabuk, which are secured on their arms and waist.
According to Tengku Ampuan Mariam, initially old days there were 77 joget gamelan repertoires. But only the following twelve are still danced today:
1) Timang Burung
2) Lambang Sari
3) Ayak-ayak
4) Geliong
5) Selang Arak/Kunang-kunang Mabuk
6) Togok
7) Anom/ Nongga
8) Ketam Renjong
9) Lantai Lima
10) Topeng
11) Ketawang
12) Perang Manggung
At present, joget gamelan Terengganu is danced at ceremonies and heritage programs organized by the Terengganu government and private sectors. It also receives invitations from other states and abroad. For the unversed, in Terengganu, only women and children who have not reached puberty can dance it, in-house or in the open.
Dancers wear satin or brocade blouses with round neck, long sleeves or elbow length. Their skirts are checkered sarongs or full gold thread silk songkets, pleated on the left, right or back. The top is tucked in the sarong, then the sarung tucked neatly underneath a pending (a broad belt-like cloth). A long scarf, or sabuk, made of silk or limar fabric, is hung from the waist while the chest is covered with a piece of velvet decorated with rambu beads. They too wear headgears, the Gerak Geka Tajuk Asoka', worn as a tiara, earring, mendik on the forehead and the gayut tengkok, hung on the left and right side of the bun. A scarf is donned around the neck and a teratai is placed on the shoulder. The dancers also wear white socks and a pair of anklets. When dancing, enhancing their grace and loveliness, they hold a gold thread velvet fan and a selendang (a long sash).
Joget Gamelan is danced with a background music of a Malay Gamelan ensemble, the metallophone type instruments: the saron, keromong/bonang, kenong, xylophone, drum and gong agong.
Choreographer and Achievements
One of the Joget Gamelan figures and choreographers in Terengganu is Puan Zaharah binti Abdul Hamid or better known as Kak Rah. Kak Rah began dancing the gamelan in 1969 and has been performing at home and abroad for more than 50 years. In 1989 she stopped dancing and began to be a gamelan instructor and consultant in Terengganu.
Awards
• Traditional Malay Gamelan Figure - awarded by the Terengganu State Government, 2018.
• Tokoh Wirama in conjunction with the Terengganu Cultural Arts, awarded by the State Culture and Arts Department of Terengganu, 2023.
Reference Source
i.
Bahan
Bacaan:
- Sumber Maklumat dari Galeri Warisan SaRi.
- Penerbitan Buku: Joget Gamelan Terengganu dan Pahang
Pengarang:Ahmad
Omar
Penerbit: Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara
TahunTerbit:
2005 ( cetakan pertama )
- Terbitan Buku
Nur
Zuraidah Mohamad (2012), Joget Gamelan Terengganu Dari Aspek Penceritaan
dan Cabaran Pemeliharaannya. Fakulti
Seni Gunaan dan Kreatif, UNIMAS.
- Umi Abdullah. (2006), Joget Gamelan Terengganu dan
Pahang, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan Malaysia.
ii.
Tokoh (jika
ada temu bual tokoh)
- Puan Zaharah Binti
Abdul Hamid (Tokoh)
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Puan Wan Salmah Wan Sulaiman (Tokoh)- 019-9246688
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To' Puan Hajah Ariza binti Ibrahim (Pengurus Warisan SaRi)
013-982 8747
- Puan Norsafini Binti Jafar (penyelidik di dalam
Analisis Tarian
Klasik Melayu (Joget
Gamelan) dan Pensyarah ASWARA
016-3267830
- Puan Amira Binti Mohamad (penerus dan pengajar Joget
Gamelan
sehingga kini) - 013-9494883
Location
State JKKN Contact Information
Puan Nor Sahlina Aida bt Mohd Shah
Cultural Officer
Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara Terengganu
Kompleks JKKN Terengganu
Kuala Ibai,
20400, Kuala Terengganu,
TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN
09-617 8831
