Tolu Dance in The Senggighilang Art Studio, Bailang Village, Bunaken District, Manado City

Abstract

Higher education in Indonesia aims to produce quality graduates through the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka program, but the implementation of this program still faces a number of challenges, especially in the lack of dance literacy, especially in North Sulawesi. This study aims to analyze the elements and symbolic meanings contained in the Tolu dance performance: Our Appreciation for You at the Senggighilang Art Studio. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach, with aesthetic theory and semiotic theory

dance literacy, especially in North Sulawesi. This study aims to analyze the elements and symbolic meanings contained
in the Tolu dance performance: Our Appreciation for You at the Senggighilang Art Studio. This study uses a qualitative
descriptive approach, with aesthetic theory and semiotic theory.
The data collection process goes through the stages of observation, interviews, documentation and data