Do you know the dance tor-tor

Tor-tor dance is typical dance of Batak - Indonesia to move in rhythm with the music gondang consisting of drums, brass sarune, flute, and saleot. All of North Sumatra Batak tribe called their dance the Tor-tor, from the Batak Toba, Mandailing, Pak-pak, Simalungun, to Karo.

In addition to musical instruments, one more thing that this dance is identical to that worn cloth ulos dancers, both women and men. Movements in this dance is actually not very complex and tend to be monotonous to the movement of the foot (toe-toe) and hand movements. Even if there is a whole body movement, not too much.

Batak tribe of old used to dance and mystical rituals associated with ancestral spirits. Through this dance, dancers ancient times to summon the spirits of ancestors into objects of stone statues. That said, the statue was moved like dancing, but her movements stiff.
or-tor dance has a different type, such as Tor-tor dance Pangurason or cleaning. This dance is usually held for a big party. Before the party, 'cleaning' is done in order to place or location of the party so far away from danger.
In addition, there are Tor-tor Sipitu Grail (Dance of the seven bowls). This dance is usually held during the inauguration of a king. Then there is the Tor-tor Panaluan Single which is a cultural ritual. Usually held when a disaster-stricken village, then danced this dance Tor-tor.

Currently, the Batak tribe uses this dance in a variety of custom events, ranging from marriage, the dead, great welcome guests, and also the cultural festival.
Everyone can surely northern Sumatran dance tor-tor, because dance is always in use in a variety of events in northern Sumatra. This dance is also very in love by people who are not tribal Batak. Dance in Indonesia has characteristics of each area into a dance in pride.

Tor-tor as well dance not only tribal dancing Mandailing tor-tor, but a tribal jam Mandailing can also dance well-tor-tor.

This dance is very popular so sellalu in use on special occasions. Clothes that are used in dance clothes tor-tor is characterized by wearing ulos Batak.

In its development, meaning Tor-tor dance was custom tailored to the theme of the event is being done. And to further enliven the Tor-tor dance, most of the audience gave the dancers saweran. While dancing, the audience can slip of paper money in between the fingers or hands of the dancers.

This dance is usually held at a large party where earlier in the clean place and location of the party before the party began to away from danger by using lime. Tor-tor into the culture of indigenous people in every activity Batak.
Tor-tor dance is also in use at the wedding, the tribe Mandailing Tarin tor-tor is a dance that is the case until now. Many people who know the dance because dance tor-tor tor-tor is always in use by some of the dance studio to become one of the dance that was developed and preserved