Fascinating Dance of Indonesia(3)

Jaipongan Dance

Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, gugum Gumbira. Attention to folk art one of them is making Tap Tilu really know and recognize the patterns of traditional dance that is at Kliningan / or Tap Tilu Bajidoran. Opening movements, pencugan, nibakeun and several varieties of motion of several arts mincid above have enough inspiration to develop the art of dance or now known as Jaipongan.

Prior to this performance art form emerged, there are several influences behind this social dance form. In West Java, for example, social dance is the influence of the Ball Room, which is usually in a dance-dance association could not be separated from the existence and pamogoran ronggeng. Ronggeng in social dance is no longer functioning for ceremonial activities, but for entertainment or slang way. Existence ronggeng in the performing arts attraction that invites sympathy for the pamogoran. For example in Tilu Tap dance is so well known by the Sundanese people, is expected this art popular around the year 1916. As a folk performance art, art is only supported by simple elements, such as covering waditra fiddle, drums, kulanter two, three beats, and gongs. Similarly with tarinya gestures that do not have a standard pattern of motion, simple costumes dancer as a reflection of democracy.


Kecak Dance, The Worship Dance

Kecak (pronunciation: / 'ke.tʃak /, roughly "KEH-chahk", alternate spellings: Ketjak, Ketjack, and Axilla), is a typical Balinese performing arts that was created in 1930 and played mainly by men. This dance performed by many (tens or more) male dancers who sit in a circle and lined with a certain rhythm called "top" and raised both arms, depicting the Ramayana as Rama's line of apes help fight Ravana. However, Kecak sanghyang ritual comes from, namely that the dancers dance traditions will be in unconscious condition [1], to communicate with God or the spirits of the ancestors and then convey their expectations to the community.
The dancers in the circle is wearing a plaid cloth like a chessboard their waist. Besides the dancers, there were other dancers who portray the characters Ramayana as Rama, Shinta, Ravana, Hanuman, and Sugriva.
Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances sanghyang. Also, do not use musical instruments. Kincringan used only imposed on the feet of dancers who portray the characters Ramayana.
Around the 1930s Wayan modulus worked with German painter Walter Spies to create a tradition based Kecak Dance Trance and parts of the Ramayana story. Wayan modulus at popularizing this dance around the world in the entourage of his Balinese dancers.


Seudati Dance, The War Dance


Seudati Dance is a dance that originated from the province of Aceh. Seudati derived from the word 'Creed, which means witness / testify / recognition of no god but Allah, and Muhammad the messenger of God.

This dance is also included in the category or Tribal War Dance War Dance, which the words are always inspiring young people of Aceh to rise up and fight colonialism. Therefore, this dance had banned the Dutch colonial era, but now is allowed to dance again and became the National Art Indonesia.