Poco-poco or Poco poco is a popular
line dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. These lines usually face all in the same direction, or less commonly face each other.Knight ...
from
Maluku province
Maluku is a province of Indonesia. It comprises the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands. The main city and capital of Maluku province is Ambon on the small Ambon Island. The land area is 62,946 km2, and the total population ...
in
Indonesia
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.
The ''Poco-poco'' dance became popular in early 1998. In the beginning, the Poco-Poco dance was only an environment known for its emotional closeness with family, relatives, and relatives in
Maluku. This dance is accompanied by a song from Maluku which is also titled poco-poco. The poco-poco song was composed by a native Indonesian
Ambon
Ambon may refer to:
Places
* Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia
** Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island, the capital of Maluku province
** Governorate of Ambon, a colony of the Dutch East India Company from 1605 to 1796
* Ambon, Morbihan, a co ...
songwriter named Arie Sapulette and sung by a famous singer at the time named
Yopie Latul
Yopie Latul (7 September 1953 – 9 September 2020) was an Indonesian singer.
Career
Yopie was born in Ambon. He started his singing career in 1982, becoming known to the public after releasing his single titled "Ayun Langkahmu" by Elfa Secior ...
. The Poco-Poco dance has found its place in the hearts of the Indonesian people. Since its release, the song and/or accompanying dance has made its way into weddings, family gatherings, and other gatherings of Indonesian people.
See also
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Cakalele
''Cakalele'' dance (pronounced "cha-ka-leh-leh", spelled ''tjakalele'' by the Dutch) is a war dance from North and Central Maluku in Indonesia. Hybrid versions also exist among the natives of Sulawesi, Timor, and the Tanimbar Islands. The dan ...
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Dance in Indonesia
Dance in Indonesia ( id, Tarian Indonesia) reflects the country's diversity of ethnicities and cultures. There are more than 1,300 ethnic groups in Indonesia. Austronesian roots and Melanesian tribal forms are visible, and influences ranging ...
External links
* http://www.theminahasa.net/social/stories/pocopoco.html
Dances of Indonesia
Indonesian music
Dances of Indonesia
Indonesian culture
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