Ja'i

Ja'i is an Indonesian dance used in Sa'o Ngaza rites to express gratitude and excitement.{{cite web|url = http://repository.upi.edu/2903/4/T_PSN_1101233_Chapter1.pdf|title = Pergeseran Fungsi Tari Ja'i dari Ritual ke Profan di Kota Kupang|page = 3|language = Indonesian}} The dance is usually displayed in the middle of the village; site as a sacred place of worship. Ja'i dance has the characteristics and uses little space in the form of rows and performed repeatedly.{{cite web|url = http://repository.upi.edu/2903/2/T_PSN_1101233_Abstract.pdf|title = Pergeseran Fungsi Tari Ja'i dari Ritual ke Profan di Kota Kupang|page = 1|language = Indonesian}} As a communal dance, the beauty and allure of Ja'i lies in uniformity, and the energy of the dancers.{{cite web|url = http://jakarta.kompasiana.com/sosial-budaya/2013/02/18/jai-tarian-massal-dari-perbatasan-timur-indonesia-pecahkan-rekor-muri-529647.html|title = Ja'i, Tarian Massal dari Perbatasan Timur Indonesia, Pecahkan Rekor MURI|date = 18 February 2013|access-date = 1 April 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062951/http://jakarta.kompasiana.com/sosial-budaya/2013/02/18/jai-tarian-massal-dari-perbatasan-timur-indonesia-pecahkan-rekor-muri-529647.html|archive-date = 7 April 2014|url-status = dead}}