<![CDATA[Sayak Dance is a traditional performance from Air Batu Village, Merangin, Jambi, combining the Putri Letup narrative, movement, coconut-shell percussion, and customary practice. This article describes its performance and interprets its meanings through Gadamerian hermeneutics, then examines its role as a medium of community cultural education. The qualitative study draws on interviews with dance elders, performers and trainers, and residents, together with observation and documentation at Sanggar Buluh Batuah. Data were condensed, displayed, and verified, with source and method triangulation. Opening and closing salutations, shell movements, floor patterns, accompaniment, and Malay attire convey respect, cooperation, gratitude, and connections to nature. The Putri Letup narrative and documented practice involving children provide avenues for transmitting local history, performance skills, and social values. From a Gadamerian perspective, meanings develop as inherited traditions meet contemporary participants’ understandings. Sayak Dance can therefore serve as a community-based medium of cultural education. Because learning outcomes were not measured, its effectiveness in formal education remains to be tested.]]>
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