Development of “Tari Pencak Silat Nusantara” For Developing and Conserving Pencak Silat as a Nation Cultural Asset towards Globalization

Abstract

Pencak silat is the culture of the archipelago which has values of ethical, aesthetic, athletic, sportsmanship, and has 4 aspects: sports, martial arts, mental and spiritual. Pencak silat movements are very closely with dance movements, yet up to now there is no dance with nuance of pencak silat Indonesia, hence, it needs to be developed. The research aimed to create a pencak silat nusantara dance called PSN dance. The research was carried out through research and development approaches with the design of Borg and Gall. The research was conducted in the second year of 3 years. The results show that a series of PSN dance combining dance and pencak silat motions nusantara typical has been created, beginning from Sumatera, West Java, Yogyakarta, Kalimantan, Bali and Papua. Various choreography innovations have been done to the PSN dance to perform a better show. During the performance, the dance was accompanied by new creation of traditional music. PSN dance was performed by 12 male and female dancers. The research results have been validated by experts of dance and pencak silat showing the proper results. The research can be concluded that the PSN dance has nusantara culture value, with the performance of innovative choreography, accompanied by traditional music, and can be performed in a variety of cultural and sports events.