By Abel Tasman/DKSB
His name is Manti Menuik. Male. 81-year-old. That night, March 19, 2005, at the Cultural Park Theatre Closed West Sumatra, the Minangkabau tradition of performing arts maestro that was held by the Arts Council of West Sumatra (DKSB) IV in Performing Arts in 2005, he appeared to still tough to play silek jalik, dance Adok, and Tan relapse, one of Minangkabau traditional arts that are still there today. He was one of his heirs. Manti expertise silek jalik Menuik play, dance Adok, and Tan relapse, the Minangkabau traditional arts made him a figure of the long-awaited audience. Manti Menuik present that night as one of Minangkabau art maestro maestro of the three people who specially invited DKSB, namely Islamidar and UPIAK Palatiang.
On stage, because of old age, his movements seem a little slow. However, the feet and hands are still moving steadily. His eyes were sharp watch movements opponent. His body responded very well. That night, Manti Menuik had shown "magical", philosophical, and the meaning of a fighter or pandeka (professor) silek Tuo (old martial arts) in the tradition of the Minangkabau, as well as a maestro of Minangkabau traditional arts.
At the sound adok (a kind of drum), a comely, let alone the voice of the singer (singer) is smart, he'll dance with the totality of himself: "Raso ka broken floor (like a broken floor of Pain)," he said. That spirit of dance Adok or perceived Tan relapse Manti-maestro Menuik most aging dancers are a tradition at this time Minang realm. Tan relapse Dance, Dance Piriang, silat Jalik has become an integral part of his life. When dancing, Manti Menuik like ecstasy-soluble in the bend are canting rhythm and body movement as if she wanted to quit.
Popular Names
Manti Menuik is popular calls. He was named by his parents Jamin, who as an adult with a degree plus Rajo Sutan Manti. Manti (panungkek or right hand of the prince) is the title of his tribe Carboys inheritance. Manti Menuik born in 1924 in his hometown Saniangbaka, District X Koto Singkarak, Solok District. From childhood until now, he still lived in the village, never to wander about as many residents Saniangbaka or other Minang men.
Formal education only up to second grade elementary school, only to be literacy. She said could not continue school because tuition is expensive. But the study or recite the Quran in surau he lived until graduation, so she became a teacher assesses a long time in a mosque near his house a few years.
As the youth of other Minang, Manti Menuik bersilat learning. Minang learn this martial tradition he began in 1938. He studied martial arts at the Basa-Sutan Said a famous Saniangbaka Pandeka silatnya Barantai Singo. Manti Menuik course also learn martial arts Saniangbaka Balam Balago original. But he said, he was not too Singo Barantai kungfu master, his mastery is more eloquent on-silat silat Jalik Bungo or words in the martial arts of karate. Silat Jalik more as a demonstration of the beauty of martial arts movements. And indeed he was more prominent in the field of dance ability.
Since the Small Learning
Once armed with enough bersilat ability he has, Manti Menuik studied dance in 1948. He studied at the Tamin Sutan Mantiko Sati and Husin. He studied Piriang Dance, dance Tan and Randai relapse. Some time after that, he was often seen dancing in the various villages and surrounding areas such as Malalo, Paninggahan, Padangpanjang and Bukittinggi. Decades later he and his group are also often performed at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jakarta.Simultaneously with his mastery in the field of dance, she also began teaching dance.
He makes lapaunya as the target (the place to learn martial arts or dance) in the evening or gadangnya home page as a place to learn martial arts. Sometimes he also trains his students bersilat and dancing in the mosque belongs to his nation. In teaching dance, Manti direct Menuik invites his students one by one and switching back and forth to dance. He did not train like the style of dance dance workout today, namely by giving contok movement and sent his disciples to imitate simultaneously. Thus, while training his students, Manti Menuik never stopped dancing.
Manti Menuik is maestronya Dance Piriang, Tan Jalik relapse and silat. Dance Piriang he played a typical dance Saniangbaka plate. Movement is a wonderful, energetic and admirable.Similarly, when he presents Jalik silat. The most interesting is when he brought Tan relapse dance, dance, typical in kenagarian around Lake Batur. It is said that this dance was originally from Saniangbaka.
Tan Dance relapse is a story told about the seizure of samples Puti Imbang Youngest by Jayo and Cindua Mato. Because of its miracle, managed to beat Imbang Cindua Mato Jayo. This dance consists of five parts which are events with a feud between Cindua Mato Imbang Jayo: At-on (pado-pado), Dendang-chant, Adau-adau, Din-din and Jundai.
Incarnate in his Son
-Pado Pado is a philosophical expression in the form of the expression of dance movement; babuek well-padoi pado, babuek buruak first of all the hunting. Dendang-chant, fun songs sung in front of Mato Cindua Imbang Jayo Jayo no reason to suspect that Imbang Cindua Mato.Adau-adau is a story or song that diusampaikan Cindua Mato to make Imbang Jayo asleep, at this stage to dance Puti Youngest Imbang Jayo increasingly entertaining. Asleep or talalok in this sense is in terms of character or talalok talalok referred to here is takicuah, because Cindua Mato intends seize Youngest Puti.
Din-din is Cindua Mato effort to cool or soothing the hearts and public Jayo Imbang River ringing so they do not suspect at all with the actions to be taken Cindua Mato. Jundai story about the attack or the inner war conducted against Imbang Jayo Cindua Mato. Equilibration Jayo finally defeated and wakes up in a state of madness (jundai). That is the meaning of dance Tan relapse that often appear Manti Menuik.
In addition to dancing and bersilat or dance and martial arts training, day-to-day activities of Manti Menuik run his life by going to the fields in the morning. After midday he came home, and then continue the activities at the coffeehouse lapau or possessed. In this place every weekend he also dances and martial arts training.
Manti Menuik married for the first time in 1944. Until now he has been married to eight women.But from the eighth wife, he only has seven children. Among the seven children, four people had died. Three people are still living the life Safri (52), ERI Mefri (47), and Rahmi (17). Mefri ERI is the beneficiary in the field of dance. ERI is a renowned dancer and choreographer Sanggar leaders nan Jombang.
In the old days today, Manti Menuik lived with his youngest wife and a daughter Nisma Rahmi, in lapaunya a changed function to become his home. Since last few years, lapau it no longer functions as a coffee shop. Manti daily Menuik still go into the fields, "To keep out sweat, if not sweaty bodies become weak," he said. Every Monday night at home he trained dance gadang owned Tarmizi, Wali Nagari Saniangbaka who also is responsible for leading the dance group consisting of about 30 of the young man.
Until this time his old age, Manti Menuik, still dancing, maintain and preserve the traditional arts. Long tradition in this country quiet. Manti Begituh Menuik, the maestro of art tradition, he would never have stopped dancing. His vocation is to dance. And she'll dance to death .*
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