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Kamonesan Dance, Traditional Dance From West Java

Kamonesan Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from West Java. This dance is a description of local wisdom and traditional way of life of the Sundanese people. Characteristic of this dance is the female dancers who bring boboko or basket as a property in the dance. Kamonesan Dance Show In the show, Kamonesan Dance is a pair dance and is usually danced by 8 (eight) dancers, consisting of 4 (four) men and 4 (four) women. This dance opens with a male dancer who shows the attraction in dancing with hand movements such as the martial arts movement. After that, a female dancer with a finger-tapering hand and also a graceful movement shows his skill in action on stage. This movement then continues with the dancers forming a paired formation, in which the position of the male dancer is at the back of the woman. Kamonesan Dance Show In this dance, the dancers perform such movements while undergoing daily life, as does a female dancer carrying a basket on the shoulder and going tow...

Kedok Ireng Dance, Traditional Dances From West Java

Kedok Ireng Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from West Java. This dance is a picture of the life of a human being seen from two sides, that is good and bad. Kedok Ireng Dance is one of the most well-known dances in West Java and is still often performed in important events, such as welcoming big guests, weddings and on other occasions. Kedok Ireng Dance is a dance that is inspired from two sides that are always inherent in a human being, that is good and bad. Throughout his life, sometimes humans must wear a mask in covering his identity. Mask or commonly referred to by this guise will continue to stick as long as humans live their lives. In the show, this dance is usually danced by 3 (three) dancers. At the beginning of the dance, the three dancers sit cross-legged in the center of the stage. Using brightly colored costumes, the dancers bowed and soon they stood and had been wearing a pink mask. Then from the side of the stage appeared 7 (seven) dancers complete the ...

Pumamasari Dance, Traditional Dance From West Java

Pumamasari Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from West Java. This dance is inspired by Courage Pumamasari, a daughter of King Pajajaran from the seventh wife. Pumamasari dance is one of the traditional dances that are quite popular in West Java and still often performed at events such as welcoming big guests, weddings, and other events. History of Pumamasari Dance Historically, this Pumamasari Dance is inspired by Courage Pumamasari, the youngest daughter of King Padjajaran from the seventh wife. Where the sense of anger, resentment, and hate raged in the soul Pumamasari stranded in South Sukabumi, precisely in Pelabuhan Ratu. Pumamasari pursued by Jaya Antea, onwards from Banten which has devastated the Pajajaran Kingdom in the Bogor region. Jaya Antea continues to pursue because of her love that is not delivered even though Pumamasari has become the wife of the Kumbang Bagus Setra. Nevertheless, Pumamasari was a mighty princess and also a good combat so he easily esc...

Panarat Dance, Traditional Dance From West Java

Panarat Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from West Java. This dance depicts the joyful expressions of tea pickers in the early morning. Panarat dance is one of the traditional dances that are quite popular in West Java and still often performed in events, such as welcoming big guests, weddings and also other events. The Origin of Panarat Dance Panarat dance is inspired by the activities of tea picking is very familiar in some parts of the area in West Java Province, such as in the tea garden area Cisarua, Bogor regency, one of them. This dance illustrates the expression of the joy of the tea pickers in the morning has come. A cheerful facial look radiated from the workers who worked passionately in supporting their families. The activities of tea pickers workers by wearing their distinctive attire with all complementary attributes such as baskets used as containers to store the results of teacups. The tea-drumming activity that is portrayed with joy and joy is success...

Kethek Ogleng Dance, Traditional Dance From East Java

Kethek Ogleng Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from East Java. This dance is a dance whose movements imitate the behavior of kethek (ape). In the performance, Kethek Ogleng Dance is performed by 4 (four) dancers, 3 (three) female dancers and a male dancer who acts as an ape-man. This dance begins with the entry of the three female dancers into the stage. Then 2 (two) of the 3 (third) female dancers were portrayed as ladies and one female dancer acted as the daughter of Dewi Sekartaji, the daughter of Jenggala, Sidoarjo. While the male dancers act as Raden Panji Asmorobangun who came from the kingdom of Dhaha Kediri. Initially, this dance was danced by Tokawi Village community, Nawangan Sub-district, Pacitan Regency. By telling the story of Raden Asmorobangun and Dewi Sekartaji who both love each other and then aspire to build a harmonious life in a family. However, King Jenggala, Dewi Sekartaji's father, had the desire to marry Dewi Sekartaji with a man of his cho...