Exploring the ancient village of Sidetapa with its various traditional and cultural traditions

     

     Sidetapa village is well-known in Bali for its people. This village belongs to the Bali Aga group or Balinese who have lived in mountainous areas for a long time. That said, the Balinese Aga are indigenous Balinese. Mountain residents are usually synonymous with the perception of isolation from new civilizations or slow to accept change, but not so with the Village of Sidetapa. As its popularity as brave people, Sidetapa Village is actually open-minded. This is proof of the courage of the residents of Sidetapa Village in the world of association. Since a long time ago, the residents of Sidetapa are well-known as eminent nomads. The distribution of Sidetapa residents is everywhere, not only throughout Bali but also many who migrate outside Bali. That is one proof, the courage of the Sidetapa Citizens inherited from their ancestors who were willing to accept change earlier. Sidetapa Village is a village that still carries on the traditional values ​​inherited from its ancestors. Including the matter of language use, Sidetapa residents still use their mother tongue every day in the association of Sidetapa residents. The language and conversation of Sidetapa residents are much different from that of residents in Bali or Buleleng in general. They still love the mother tongue handed down by their ancestors.

     The traditional dance of the Sidetapa village, specifically the Rejang dance there are 14 types of Rejang dance typical of the Sidetapa Village. The 14 dances actually have interrelated meanings.

The fourteen types of Rejang dance are Penundun Rejang, Ragung Papag Rejang, Ginada Rejang, Tanding Rejang, Lilit Rejang, Reinang Embankment Rejang, Reinforcements of Kuri Characteristics, Refresh Geri Nyali, Rejang Pereret, Rejang Embor, Rejang Lilit, Rejang Embang Reang Gang, Refresh Characteristics Kuri, Rejang Lali Nyali, Rejang Pereret, Rejang Embor Kelor, Rejang Giling, Rejang Gengang Reinangang, Reengang Ginengring, Rentang Rejang Legong Manis, Rejang Legong Bantes. The Rejang dances are performed during the Piodalan or ceremonial days in Sidetapa Village, both during Galungan and Kuningan and Piodalan feasts in the temples in Sidetapa Village. This Rejang dance is danced, so that the ancestral cultural and cultural heritage can be maintained and preserved properly. Not permitted only when there are teenagers who are experiencing menstruation may not dance Rejang dance. All dance movements actually have meant that are directly related to each other, if Rejang Penundun Dance is meaningful as awakening village children and youth to immediately make up to perform these sacred dances. Then second, the Rejang Papag Rurug Dance means picking up dancers with the Rurug Papag dance. Rejang reached the last dance, the Rejang Legong Bantes dance, meaning that to the extent that this dance was danced. Besides, some dances such as the Rejang Penundung Dance to the Rejang Ginangring Dance are performed by children or adolescents, while the three Rejang dances namely Rejang Renteng Dance, Rejang Legong Manis and Rejang Legong Bantes must be danced by adults. Seven dancers symbolize Dedari or nymphs. Beyond that Rejang dance, Sidetapa Village also has a dance and traditional port of Sidetapa Village. For example, there are the ports of Palian Taksu, Tabuh Taksu and the two Penari are very sacred. This harbour is usually used to accompany dancers who are complacent.