PACKAGING BATAK TOBA CREATION DANCE IN AUDIO VISUAL FORM FOR STUDENTS OF CLASS VII LIGHT TUNAGRAHITA AT SLB TAMAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM (TPI)

This study aims to produce a Toba Batak Creative Dance Packaging in Audio Visual Form for Mild Mentally Impaired Students which includes dance teaching materials based on the local culture of North Sumatra which are adapted to the abilities of the VII grade mild mentally retarded students at SLB Taman Pendidikan Islam (TPI). The teaching material in question is in the form of media in the form of a Video Compact Disk (VCD) specially made for children with special needs with limited IQ abilities below the average such as mild mentally retarded children using the Qualitative Descriptive method. This creative dance material is made specifically for mild mentally retarded children so that the movements of this dance are adjusted to the basic Tor-tor movements of the Toba Batak dance. In addition, the concept of dance material is formed according to the abilities of students, dance moves are made with simple movements, fun, easy to memorize, and uplifting. This research instrument uses a material expert and media expert test questionnaire to test and evaluate the feasibility of the product against the feasibility of packaging the dance teaching materials that have been made. The analysis technique in this study is a qualitative analysis technique obtained from the validity test so that the authors can find out the minimum feasible product rating scale for each component of the assessment.