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Sintren Dance, Mystical Dance From Cirebon

Sintren is a traditional dance originating from Cirebon, West Java. Dancers in this sintren art will dance to be possessed by the spirits. This sintren dancer will faint if exposed to the money thrown in the direction of the dancer's body. With gamelan accompaniment and beautiful clothing, the dancers are usually equipped with modern accessories, such as wearing glasses and ties, so that this sintren dance becomes very exotic and also mysterious. This art is very famous for the north coast of West Java and Central Java, such as Majalengka, Jatibarang, Berebes, Indramayu, Cirebon, Pemalang, Kuningan, Banyumas, and Pekalongan. Sintren art is famous as a dance with a mystical or magical fragrance that comes from a Sulasih love story with Sulandono. The history of sintren is actually there are several versions, one of which is in the past there was a pair of lovers R Sulandono with Sulasih, they did not get the blessing of both parents R sulandono who at that time was regent of Mataram...

Huda Huda, Traditional Dances From North Sumatra

Huda Huda is a traditional dance originating from Simalungun Regency. This dance is performed only during the death ceremony for the elderly in Kab. Simalungun. The purpose of this dance is to entertain the family that has been abandoned and also as entertainment for the mourners. The development of this dance was originally used only by the royal family, but developed and used by the Simalungan community of various social classes. The origin of Huda Huda or this masked dance is when the only child of the royal family dies. An empress or mother of the child suffers sadness until the child is not willing to be buried. Day after day the feelings of the empress were unchanged and still gloomy. This news also reached the ears of the people in the kingdom. Society then thinks of a way to entertain the empress so as not to continue to sad. Nabon or a group of people who often talk at a meeting also created a variety of funny movements and cover his face with the beak of a hornbill and make a...