Name : Asri Erani

Nim : 462018120

English For Academic Purpose A

TRADITIONAL DANCE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

MY FUN EXPERIENCE IN LEARNING TRADITIONAL DANCE WITH MR. ROMI

My fun experience in learning traditional dance with Mr. Romi. In my opinion this

is a very extraordinary experience, here besides I can dance I can also be a person who

can participate in advancing cultural traditions through traditional dance, besides that I

also feel healthier because I often train my body and sweat excessively, through this I

will conveying my very pleasant experience.

Traditional dances were in our school since the first year I entered senior

high school, not all students must participate, but many students were interested

to traditional dances, especially women, but it didn’t rule out the possibility for

men to follow it too with the existence of extracurricular traditional dance makes

the students increasingly love the various kinds of cultures, by preserving them

through traditional dances .

Mr. Romi was our sports teacher besides he also taught us traditional dance

extracurricular activities. Because in my opinion Mr. Romi is very creative and has an

artistic spirit. Apart from being able to practice dancing, he was more professional in

playing music, both traditional Kalimantan instruments such as Gong, Sape, and many
others, so he could master modern musical instruments such as guitars, drums, pianos

and others.

Mr. Romi uses a very interesting method for traditional class dances. Because of

his calm artistic ability, he made a unique way for us, he always held the best selection

of movements and body shapes that were suitable for the selection of traditional dances

from tribes that were identical in our area and Mr.Romi always makes comfort in class,

like singing together, even we are given a game every meeting so that we are not

bored. which is even more fun. Mr.Romi always holds us every two meetings we collect

money so intimacy comes between us and the team.

Mr.Romi was a little fierce but actually he did it so that what he gave us

was acceptable, but it didn't matter to us, because behind his anger he was a

very funny person the next day, and often made us laugh, and very it was very

fun, he was always angry if we were in the middle of the dance class playing

the cellphone which made him upset with us, because maybe we should focus

on traditional dance classes.

Mr. Romi always taught cohesiveness to us, because anyone knew that

traditional dance definitely had its own team and we’re going to divided into

teams, because what was the point if we had a team but cannot work together,

compactness and cooperation were very important in performance, compactness

is one to become the champion.

I think Mr.Romi was a good guideline for art, because he had experience in

match performances and he always won first place in the competition, his experience
made him better than yesterday, we didn't feel loss when we were tired and sweaty

because of what what we did for our good.

My friend very awesome, they were very compact, caring for friends, active

and working well together between dance teams. Mr.Romi very proud of us

because we can according to his will, even though sometimes we accidentally

made Mr.Romi angry, I am was happy in this traditional dance class because

besides I could dance I could also use dance is sports.

Mr.Romi always made a new move, because traditional dance classes are

now combined with modern traditional dance so it is not too original because

the development of the era is very advanced now. So if there is competition

then the dance from clothes to movement has mixed with the current dance but

by not leaving the distinctive characteristics of the traditional dance of the tribe.