Lengger Dance From Banyumas

Lengger Dance From Banyumas | HISTORY OF CULTURE | Lengger Mask dance is a traditional dance which also well known since a century ago in central java. Long ago, this dance was introduced by an artist from Kecis, subdistrict Selomerto , Mr. Gondhowinangun in 1910. Then, in 1960’s this dance was improved by Ki Hadi Soewarno, become more attractive than the old dance from Solo or Yogya. The dance was lean to be like East Java dance from Kediri.

Lengger Dance

Traditional Arts Jaipong Dance West Java

Traditional Arts Jaipong Dance West Java | HISTORY OF CULTURE | Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, Gugum Gumbira. His attention to folk art, one of which is Tap Tilu know and know very well make Treasury dance movement patterns of the tradition that existed at Kliningan / Bajidoran or Tap Tilu. Motions openings, pencugan, and several kinds of motion nibakeun mincid of some art above has enough inspiration to develop a dance or art that is now known as Jaipongan. As a social dances, dance Jaipong successfully developed by Sundanese artist becomes a dance that socialized and very loved by the people of West Java (in particular), even popular until outside West Java.

Jaipong Dance

Dance Art history Gending Srivijaya

Dance Art history Gending Srivijaya | HISTORY OF CULTURE | As the region very rich in a collection of past history, Palembang also has many kinds of dance art. Of imagination and fantasy of the era palace of the kingdom of Srivijaya in the sixth century BC, which is very famous with the expansion area and the center of Buddhism to the golden age of Palembang Darussalam Sultanate. stages of past history that until now provide much inspiration for the people. One of them is a dance.

Gending Srivijaya Dance

Harjuna Wijaya - Bedhaya Dance

HISTORY OF CULTURE | Harjuna Wijaya - Bedhaya Dance | Scared, quiet and magical covered Bangsal Kencono. When the gamelan hitter playing slowly “Gending Ladrang Prabu Anom”, where accompanied the nine princes dancer who walked into the Bangsal Kencono wings no less then slow.  In the swaying of the dancers began to crouch into position to worship, respect the human symbol of God as Creator and make jengkeng worship to Sultan as the palace ruler.