1Lecturer of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Cendrawasih University, Papua-Indonesia
2Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University
*Corresponding author: Enos Henok Rumansara Lecturer of the Department of Anthropology Faculty of Social and Political Science, Cendrawasih University, Papua-Indonesia; E-mail: enosrumansara@yahoo.com
Online published on 7 February, 2018.
This article was written based on the results of research by the author in 1997, 2009 and 2015 on Tenggeng Dance and sexual behavior of Lani people do with epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV-AIDS.
This study used a qualitative approach to data collection techniques of observation, interview and heritage studies.
The result that was found is the implementation of the initial Tenggeng Dance performed at the funeral ceremony which aims to balance the grief experienced by the relatives left behind by the deceased. However, the current implementation of Tenggeng Dance is a medium used by young people to find a partner dance that ends with a free sexual intercourse.
it is concluded that the high number of cases of HIV-AIDS in the city of Wamena-Jayawijaya district is one result of the occurrence of free sex and changing sexual partners when the Tenggeng Dance was held.
Dance Tenggeng, the Lani Peri sexual behavior and HIV-AIDS
