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Bedhaya Ketawang dance is a dance of greatness that is only shown when the coronation and anniversary of the king's throne in Kasunanan Surakarta. This dance is a sacred and sacred dance for the community and also Kasunanan Surakarta. Dance Bedhaya Ketawang name is taken from the word bedhaya which means female dancers in the palace, and ketawang which means the sky, which is identical something high, glory and also nobility. History of Bedhaya Ketawang Dance Historically, this dance begins when Sultan Agung ruled the Sultanate of Mataram in 1613 until 1645. At one time Sultan Agung did a semedi ritual, when he heard the sound humming from the direction of the sky, Sultan Agung was amazed by the humming voice. Then he summoned his guards and said what happened. From the incident that he created a dance called bedhaya ketawang this. There is also another version that says that when the monastery Panembahan Senapati meet and then make love with the Queen Kencanasari or Kangjeng Ratu ...