We continued on from the Stone Chair of King Siallagan in Ambarita to the village of Simanindo to see a Traditional Batak Spiritual Dance. Simanindo is approx 15 km from Tuk Tuk.
While this dance was lovely and calm in its delivery, I am not sure if its the most riveting dance performance I have ever seen. It is quite slow and delicate. There is audience participation promoted near the end and of course the requiste "donation" box.
A quote from
Footprint Travel Guides describes it perfectly:
Close by is a well-preserved fortified Batak community, with fine examples of richly carved Batak houses. This is the best maintained of the various 'preserved' communities on Samosir. Visitors sit through a lengthy sequence of 12 dances, performed by a rather lacklustre crew - many of the dances seem more like loosening up exercises prior to a workout. Requisite audience participation number and the final dance gives an opportunity for guests to add a donation to their entrance fee
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| Traditional tortor dance, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Traditional tortor dance, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Traditional tortor dance, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Traditional tortor dance, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Traditional tortor dance, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Traditional tortor dance, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| me at the Kings Boathouse, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| me at the Kings Boathouse, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| The museum at Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| the harbour at Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Water Buffalo, Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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| Simanindo, Samosir Island, Sumatra |
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Even though this isn't the most exciting dance ever, I wouldn't recommend to miss it. It does show the Batak people. The village itself is very interesting to wander through although it didn't seem that busy to me and I certainly couldn't find a "busy" market area.
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