Symbolic Meaning of Tortor Dalahi and Daboru Move in Simalungunese

Abstract

Dance in the Simalungun tribe called tortor. Tortor had role as a communication media in the form of move to deliver or certain means and integral part by the dynamics of the socio-cultural life of its society. According to the actors, tortor was divided into two forms namely tortor dalahi (performed by male) and tortor daboru (performed by women). This division also showed differences in move techniques. There were six basic move on Simalungunese tortor for traditional ceremonies, either performed by both (dalahi and daboru) or just one of them. This basic move is: 'ondok', 'maminggung', 'sombah', 'sorpei' and 'mamasu-masu' performed by both, and 'lakah sitolu tolu’ or '‘lakah siubar-ubar’ which performed by male (dalahi), and 'serser' performed by women (daboru).

Keywords: symbolic meaning, tortor dalahi, tortor daboru.