Folklore Tarian Mangaru dalam Pelestarian Budaya Tradisional Suku Buton pada Generasi Muda di Kota Samarinda

Abstract

One of the cultural traditions of ancestors from the Buton Sultanate era that is still practiced by residents in the Buton Islands region is mangaru dance. Mangaru dance is a traditional dance from Konde Village, Kambowa District, North Buton Regency, as quoted from cultural heritage. The focus of this article is to provide an understanding of mangaru dance as one of the partially oral folklore and preservation as a traditional dance of the Buton tribe in the city of Samarinda. This research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. This approach is a process-based problem-solving approach through careful examination by describing the state of the topic or object of study in the form of people, communities, organizations, and others in accordance with existing reality. The head of the Sapati Buton Art Studio, Zulfikar, stated that although this mangaru dance has undergone many innovations and modifications, its foundation remains in the spirit of courage in times of war. Today, this dance is usually performed to welcome guests, entertainment and cultural festival events. In its development, the efforts of the young men and women of the Buton tribe paid off by forming an art studio, namely the Sapati art studio as a forum for expressing the cultural heritage of their parents in various cities in Indonesia and one of them in Samarinda City.

KEYWORDS : Folklore, Mangaru Dance, Cultural Preservation, Buton Tribe, Young Generation