Payung dance (Minangkabau: tari Payuang; Jawi: تاري ڤايوڠ) is a folk dance-drama tradition of the Minangkabau-Malay ethnic group[1] in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Folk theatre such as toneel and sandiwara often incorporates payung dance as part of the show.
[3] Payung dance is performed as a part of toneel, sandiwara, exhibition, opening of party, or wedding occasion of Minangkabau people.
The dance-drama is called payung dance because it uses the umbrella as the main prop to represent security and protection in a marital relationship.
[7] Payung dance originated in China and was brought to Malaysia by Chinese diaspora living in the country.