e-Jurnal Sendratasik Vol. 9 No. 1, 2020 71 TARI BALANSE MADAM “FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI EKSISNYA TARI BALANSE MADAM DI SEBERANG PALINGGAM” Dwi Witri Anggraini Program Studi Pendidikan Sendratasik Jurusan Sendratasik FBS Universitas Negeri Padang Indrayuda Program Studi Pendidikan Sendratasik Jurusan Sendratasik FBS Universitas Negeri Padang e-mail: dwiwitrianggraini@gmail.com Abstract This study aims to express the factors that influence the existence of Madam balanse dance at Seberang Palinggam. Type of this research was a qualitative study with using descriptive method. The main instrument of this study was the researcher. The additional instruments used were such as stationery, camera and flash disk. Techniques of data collection werecarried out by using literature study, observation, interviews, documentation. The steps in analyzing data were data collection, reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions of the research. The results show that the dance originated from trading activity which led to cultural encounters, namely Portuguese culture (dance) with Nias culture (maena). The cultural meeting creates a form of art performance namely Madam Balance Dance. The existence of the Madam balanse dance is influenced by several factors such as: customs, religion, community and government environment. This dance has changed its function from dance as a custom to dance as entertainment, this is because of the lack of interest in the community and the government of Padang to preserve and learn the Madam Balanse dance. One of the efforts to keep the Madam Balanse dance alive and sustainable is that the government have to promote or introduce the Madam Balanse dance again to the public. Keywords: Factors Affecting the Existence of Madam Balanse Dance A. Pendahuluan Seni tradisi diwariskan secara turun temurun oleh masyarakatnya. Dengan demikian secara tidak lansung kita harus terus menerus memperkenalkan kesenian budaya kita kepada generasi berikutnya. Salah satunya di Sumatera Barat, tepatnya di Kota Padang, terdapat berbagai kesenian tradisional.Kesenian tradisional dimaksud masih mengandung nilai-nilai adat istiadat yang menjadi rujukan oleh masyarakat setempat. Kota Padang berada di pesisir pantai barat pulau Sumatera dan sekaligus ibu kota dari Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Mayoritas masyarakat kota Padang dihuni oleh suku Minangkabau, namun sebagian dari warga kota Padang adalah suku Nias yang telah