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Peacock dance is a traditional dance of the new creations of Pasundan land created by someone named Raden Tjetjep Somantri in 1950 and recreated by Irawati Durban in 1965. As the name implies, this Peacock Dance is much inspired by the elegance of motion and the color of the tail of the peacock. Many people mistakenly think this peacock dance tells the story of the life and joy of the female peacock, whereas this dance tells of the charm of the famous male peacock. The male peacock will show off the beauty of its colorful and colorful tail feathers to attract the female's heart. The male peacock gestures look like a graceful dance to show her charm, this aims to keep the female fascinated and willing to continue mating with her. It is this natural gesture that inspires this traditional dance of Pasundan land. Characteristic in this dance is that dancers usually wear a scarf that will be tied at the waist, which when unfurled will resemble the tail of a peacock that blooms and rich ...

Cirebon mask dance is one of the traditional dances that come from Cirebon, including Indramayu, Losari, Jatibarang, and Brebes. This dance is one of the dances in Tatar Parahyangan. In Cirebon, mask dance is a lot of its kind, in terms of movement or story to be conveyed. Sometimes the mask dance will be played by a single dance dancer, or it can also be played by some dancers. One of the kinds of mask dance that comes from Cirebon is the Klana mask dance. This Klana mask dance is a kind of another part of other Cirebon mask dance that is like Kung Wungu Topeng Dance. Sometimes these two mask dances are presented together and commonly referred to as klana kung wungu mask dance. This Klana mask dance is a series of dance moves that tell the King Minakjingga (Klana) who is crazy about the beauty of the Queen Kencana Wungu, until then trying to get the idol of his heart. But his pursuit did not get results. The anger he could no longer hide then revealed all his bad temper. That would be...

Tauh Dance is a traditional dance from Jambi, precisely in Lekuk 50 Tumbi Lempur area, in Gunung Raya District. This dance is a depiction of the association or relationship of young men (single girl). This dance has existed since ancient times until now and passed down from generation to generation until finally, people do not know who the creator of dance that has been rooted in the middle of society. Currently, dance tauh is very popular in Bungo District as a traditional dance that is very popular with the community. This dance is usually shown at events such as Celebrations, Sko Festivals, and also welcoming guests. Tauh Jambi dance is generally danced upon welcoming Rajo and Berelek Gedang. The most often decorated by this dance is Beselang Gedang or together harvest rice when harvest takes place. Therefore, this dance also describes the joys and gratitude of the indigenous people. Like Jambi dance in general, this dance is also performed by men and women in pairs. The body positi...

Tandak dance is a traditional dance originating from Riau Islands Province. This form of tandak dance is a reciprocal pantun between groups of men and women. Songs or pantun exist in this dance usually contains about things that are on the earth or about everyday human life. Tandak dance is a popular dance and liked in the Riau area. This dance is a combination of dance and literature. Although basically, this tandak dance is the art and culture of Minangkabau which contains elements of martial arts. Tandak or danding dance is usually performed at night. This dance begins with all the participants forming a circle and holding each other's shoulders. Then the participants walk with their legs and jerk them to the ground. Usually, on this tandak dance will be led by a so-called head ngejang. This ngejang head is assigned as a rhythm giver driven tandak dance and stood in the middle of the participants by playing a tool of bells made of iron or silver mixed with bronze. This dance aim...

Pencak Silat or Silat is a traditional Indonesian martial art. The martial arts of Pencak Silat are widespread in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Philippines, Singapore, and southern Thailand according to the spread of the Malay Nusantara tribe. In Indonesia, the role of this martial art is very large in expelling the Dutch in the colonial era. Each region in Indonesia has its own style of Silat. The popular martial arts in Betawi are Silat Beksi and Silat Sabeni. In Betawi, Silat Beksi is usually used as a silat. As for Silat Sabeni specifically to fight alone, because the movement of the Silat Sabeni flow tends to be fast and also frontal. Pencak Silat dance cannot be separated from the martial arts of Pencak Silat because the movement and costume in Silat Dance is the result of the Pencak Silat adaptation itself. It is said that Silat is danced and accompanied by music is the effort of the Silat college to trick the Dutch in the colonial period. After previously the martial ar...

Suanggi Dance is a traditional dance originating from West Papua. This dance tells of a husband who was left behind by his wife who became victims of magical science. If we see from the description, this suanggi dance is a form of expression from the people of West Papua about the viscosity of the magical nuances that exist in the area. Some dances that exist in Papua, tend to be impressed from ritual movements and religious ceremonies. As with the suanggi dance. This kind of dance usually starts with a ritual, like a war dance, a shaman dance used to heal or repel disease. Karl Jaspers calls these experiences that can bring about this crisis of existence as a boundary situation, and among them, the most important are the experience of dealing with the event of death. In the West Papuan people's magical beliefs, Suanggi is an evil spirit (kapes) because it has not been redeemed yet and has not gained comfort in the afterlife. These spirits will usually enter the woman's body. W...

Sigale-gale dance is a traditional dance performed by a sculpture made of wood that resembles a human being. This dance comes from the province of North Sumatra is proud by the Batak Toba community. Sigale-gale has a graceful meaning. Sigale-gale can be said of Batak puppet art since hundreds of years ago. The story of the gale-gale is about a boy who is very dear to his father. In the Batak tribe a boy in high regard, so that if in the family did not have a boy, it becomes an infamy for Batak tribe. The atmosphere of the Sigale-gale puppet show is very interesting and entertaining. Imagine, a doll on the back consisting of two or three of these puppeteers will pull the anatomical rope paths. Dolls that reach up to one and a half meters are given a traditional Batak costume. In fact, all the elements of his movements in the show create the impression of a human model. His head can be turned to the right and left the side, his eyes and tongue can also move, both hands then move like hum...