Salute to 'TVRI'

Salute to 'TVRI'

From Warta Kota

Every Sunday evening, TVRI airs a refreshing, interesting and entertaining program called "Dansa Yo Dansa" (Let's Dance). The live show, presented by Kris Biantoro, a famous entertainer and emcee in this country, plays an important role in enlivening the program, and helps in entertaining dozens of pairs of dance buffs. These fans are seen to be enthusiastically enjoying the rhythms of dance songs that are played one after the other.

As the program features the songs for dances like the rumba, the cha-cha, jive, disco, Arabian disco and other rhythms from regions around the world, the program looks different from another show one of the private television stations broadcasts here. Although the Dansa Yo Dansa attracts participants that are mostly older and come from the capital city and outside Java, it does not mean they dominate the program.

Dansa is often associated with the western world and its music. However, the one that TVRI airs does not give this impression. Besides western tunes, it also presents Middle East melodies as well as our national music. On Sunday Oct. 14, for example, a dance group from Gorontalo was presented, wearing their traditional costume, along with moving to the region's music. One of the participants from Belgium was instantly spurred to learn the Gorontalo dance even though he seemed very busy trying to follow the dancers' steps.

One thing that this program deserves a thumbs up for is that an observer and a dance expert are available to discuss the live performance. Kris Biantoro's narration of the program is extremely suitable to help TVRI regain its prestige.

MRS. AGUSTINI RAHARJO

Jakarta