Dancing through Difficulties: Kindergarteners' Struggles with the Acehness Dance of Likok Pulo

Abstract

Learning the Traditional Likok Pulo Dance taught in schools has obstacles faced by students, namely a lack of mastery of movements which results in students having difficulty dancing well, maximally and consistently. The aim of this research is to find out the process of implementing the Likok Pulo traditional dance and to find out the obstacles faced by children when dancing activities take place at Asri Putroe Kindergarten in Aceh Besar. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The primary data source is the school principal, one teacher and 3 parents, while the secondary data sources are books, journals and websites. Data collection uses observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that the implementation of the Traditional Likok Pulo dance uses two stages, the first of which is through the teacher explaining the next stage first with a demonstration. The Likok Pulo Dance activities taught in schools show that students' interest arises because of 2 factors, including the first factor, namely internal factors, where factors come from within and the external factor.