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Remo Dance, Traditional Dance From East Java

Remo dance is a welcome dance from East Java that depicts the dynamic character of East Java. Areas that use this remo dance include Surabaya, Jombang, Malang, and also Situbondo. This dance is packed as a picture of courage from a prince who is struggling in the battlefield. So the side to the courage of the dancers is needed in this remo dance show. The dance, which was promoted in around 1900, was once used by Indonesian nationalists to communicate to the public. This dance is always accompanied by gamelan music in a gending consisting mainly of saron, gambang, bonang, gender, slentem, siter, flute, kenong, kempul, tap, and gong and slendro rhythm. Usually, will use the rhythm of gending Juli-Juli Suroboyo tropongan. Remo dance can be danced with a woman or style of men, whether it is displayed together or alternately. Usually, this dance is performed as an opening dance of art ludruk or wayang kulit. Clothing or clothing worn by each region in East Java in a remo dance has its own ...

Dance Selampit Eight, Traditional Dance From Jambi

Dance Selampit Eight is a traditional dance from Jambi. This dance is a representation of the association of the young men in Jambi. This dance has a very important value in tying the association. Eight cloth selampit which also consists of various colors became a symbol of social intercourse among young Jambi. This dance is performed by 8 (eight) dancers (four pairs of dancers) each holding one piece of the cockpit. The youths then move across the crossword and knit their selampit. Then selampit become a rope that is arranged into various colors. It is this choreography that symbolizes unity among Jambi youths shown. In its historicity, this eighth-tier dance was first introduced by an employee of the Culture Service in Jambi Province in the 1970s, named M. Ceylon while still in charge of the service. Although M. Ceylon is not the son of Jambi, his ability and talent in the field of dance have made this dance so well known in Jambi Province. The creation of this eight-dimensional danc...