Tradition in Motion: The Existence of Jepin Tempurung Dance as Indonesian Cultural Heritage

Abstract

Traditional dance is a dance that is born from generation to generation and comes from the region itself. Traditional dances have a variety of unique dance movements and dance support tools in the form of interesting properties. One of them is the traditional Jepin Tempurung dance from West Kalimantan, Melawi Regency. Jepin Tempurung is a traditional dance performed in pairs and groups using properties from halved coconut shells. This dance is an entertainment dance accompanied by Malay music and vocal chants containing religious-themed poems and moral messages. However, the existence of this traditional dance is less considered by certain factors. This study aims to determine the existence of traditional jepin tempurung dance in the scope of secondary schools. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. Data collection was carried out by filling out a questionnaire. Based on data from the analysis conducted by researchers in one of the schools within the scope of Melawi Regency, namely in the Junior High School Negeri 1 Nanga Pinoh class IX, 53.3% of students who know the traditional dance Jepin Tempurung and the number of students who have never studied Jepin Tempurung dance is 80.0%. From the research, the existence of Jepin Tempurung dance in State Junior High School 1 Nanga Pinoh is still relatively low and unknown by students at the school.