Culture Degradation of Minangkabau Dance as the Reflection of Nagari Government Transition

摘要

This article aims to reveal and explain the decline or degradation of cultural activities of Minangkabau dance in the society resulted from the transition of the government system in Nagari. Nagari government was originally a buffer of the cultural heritage of Minangkabau dance, which in turn after turning into the village, had an impact on the existence of Minangkabau dance in local communities. Minangkabau dance activities and civilization shifted from a cultural focus to alternative culture. The era of returning to the nagari government, Minangkabau dance experienced difficulties in starting a new chapter in its socialization and culture, so that the existence of Minangkabau dance would no longer be fully a culture for the lives of today's Minangkabau people in many Nagari.