A Description of Garo Garo Dance in Pakpak Culture

Abstract

The discussion in this paper focuses on the function and meaning of Garo Garo Dance movements, a dance performed to welcome the harvest period. The author collected data from the internet and Pakpak culture, searches from relevant sources, such as books, supported by journals and interviews. The purpose of this writing is to find out the local wisdom of the Pakpak people from the Garo Garo dance. The method used is qualitative descriptive method. Fro m the data, the function and meaning of Garo Garo Dance movements in Pakpak culture were found. The description in this paper is based on the theory contained in a collection of several papers/journals on the internet that explain the function of Garo Garo dance and the meaning of its movements. In writing this paper, the author looks for references about the function and meaning of the Garo Garo Dance Movement. Therefore, the author hopes that people will learn more about Garo Garo dance and its functions and meanings.