Piring Dance (Dish) is owned by the art of dance that originated from the Minangkabau of West Sumatra. The dance depicts a sense of joy and gratitude Minangkabau society when the harvest has come, where the young quartermaster swinging motion step by showing their skill in playing the plate that is in their hands.
This dance is accompanied by a song that is played with Talempong and saluang, that where the movements are done quickly while holding the plate in the palm of their hand. Sometimes these plates they throw into the air or they menghempaskannya to the ground and trampled on by the dancers are barefoot.
Art of dance is done in pairs, the plate or in groups with a variety of movements that are done quickly, dynamically and interspersed with sound berdentik plate carried by the dancers. At first the history of this plate has the intention of dance in worship of traditional society to the Goddess of Rice and respect for the harvest. But at today's dances are more often held at weddings.
