Saman dance is a tribal dance Gayo ( Gayo Lues ) are commonly displayed to celebrate important events in custom . Saman dance uses poetry in the Gayo language . Besides this dance usually also displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad . In some literature mentions Saman in Aceh was founded and developed by Sheikh Saman , a scholar who comes from the Gayo in Aceh Tenggara . Saman Dance designated as a UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Man in the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of UNESCO Cultural Heritage No object in Bali ,
In general , saman dance played by a dozen or dozens of men , but the amount should be ganjil.Pendapat Others say dance is danced less than 10 people , with details of 8 dancers and 2 as cue givers while bernyanyi.Namun , in the development of in the modern era which requires that a dance would be more lively when danced by dancers with higher numbers . To set the various movements instituted a leader who called sheikh . In addition to regulating the movement of the dancers , Sheikh is also tasked sing song poems saman . ie ganit .