Jaipongan Dance From Sunda, West Java

Jaipongan was a genre of dance art that was born from creativity of an artist from Bandung, Gugum Gumbira. His attention in the people's art that one of them was to knock on xOBJ made him knew and knew true perbendaharan patterns of the movement of the available tradition dance to Kliningan/Bajidoran or the Tilu Beat. The movements of the aperture, pencugan, nibakeun and several styles of the movement mincid from some art above was enough to have the inspiration to develop the dance or art that currently is known by the name of Jaipongan.

HISTORY
Before the form of this performance art emerged, there were several influences that formed the background of the form of this social dance. In West Java for example, the social dance was the influence from Ball Room,

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Saman Dance from Aceh - Indonesia

Saman Dance

Saman dance is one of the most famous areas of Aceh today. This dance originated from the Central Highlands.  In the past, Saman Dance is usually displayed to celebrate the  event  - a significant milestone in indigenous and people of Aceh. In addition, this dance is usually also displayed to celebrate the  birth of  the Prophet  Muhammad. In fact the name "Samantha" is obtained from one of  the great scholars of Aceh, Syech Saman

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The Randai Dance Fron Minangkabau, West Sumatra - Indonesia

The Randai Dance is from Minangkabau, West Sumatra and is danced by several men wearing a costume called the galembong. The galembong consists of a wide black jacket called teluk belanga, long trousers, and a head cloth.

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Seusati Dance Form Aceh - Indonesia

The Seudati Dance is a very popular dance from Aceh. It was formerly a court-dance which took the form of a patriots dance, describing the prowess of the Aceh patriots who are about to proceed to the battle-field Now the dance is the property of all the people, and used as an impetus for their patriotism.
There are two Seudati dances, one danced by men only, called Seudati Agam, and the other, danced by women only, called Sudati

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Pendet - Traditional dances from Bali Indonesia

Traditional dances from Bali-Indonesia

This dance was originally a dance of worship which was exhibited at many temples, places of worship of Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. This dance symbolizes the welcoming of the gods fall into the natural world. Gradually, over the development period, the Balinese artists change Pendet to "welcome", but still contain elements of the sacred-religious. Creator / choreographer of modern dance is I Wayan Rindi (? - 1967).

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