Traditional Dance in Bali

Rejang Renteng Dance is a Balinese folk dance performed especially by women and for women. The dance movements are very simple but progressive and lively. Usually rejang Renteng dance performances are held at the temple at the time of a traditional ceremony or religious ceremony of Hindu Dharma. It is not known exactly when the Rejang Renteng dance exists, and who the creator is. Rejang dance has an important meaning for the community of temple bearers. Rejang is a symbolic celestial dance in heaven where Rejang Renteng dance belongs to the guardian dance, (especially in staging only at the time of the guardian / ceremony). As a dance guardian of Rejang Renteng dance is danced by children (who have not been behind) coercion or pengempon temple in order to obtain holiness. This dance is presented as a complement in the pengider buana ceremony. Rejang Renteng Dance is one type of Rejang dance that danced in groups. The number of these rejang dancers is always odd. And the ornaments...

West Java, one of the richest provinces of this resort, has several cultures that are still guarded. Assisted by the campus of ISBI Bandung and some other art campus that provides a means for students to create with traditional arts. This can be seen with the traditional performances of traditional musical instruments or traditional dance, although some traditional dances are often performed for entertainment only, but this is enough to give awareness to the public to preserve the culture of Indonesia that is often stolen by the country people. 9 Traditional Dances From West Java: 1. Mask Dance Mask Dance or Cirebon mask dance, from the name alone it can be estimated that this dance comes from Cirebon. This dance is taken from the folklore about Sunan Gunung Jati who was then controlling the city of Cirebon, until one day attacked by Prince Welang. At that time Sunan Gunung Jati could not match the power of Prince Welang and threatened to lose. From the story was born mask da...

Betawi is now known as the capital city of Jakarta has some traditional arts lho. However, being the capital of a country is very hard to maintain the original Betawi culture. If not us, who else will bring this ancestral culture? 6 Betawi traditional dances you should know: 1. Yapong Dance Yapong dance was first created by Bagong Kusudiardjo in 1975. This dance is usually held when approaching the birthday of Jakarta. Well, that time usually the Department of Culture preparing some regional dance from various parts of Indonesia. Name Yapong, taken from the sound of the song 'yes yes yes' combined with the sound of music that sound like 'pong pong pong' finally combined into yapong. Until now this dance is typical of traditional Betawi dance, the instruments used in this dance are Rebana Biang, Rebana Ketimpring and Rebana Hadroh. Along with the times, yapong put into dance dance to combine traditional and modern into contemporary art. 2. Betawi Mask Dance ...

The island of Borneo has the most natural resources compared to other islands in Indonesia. In addition, the island of Borneo is still thick with traditional dance art from their ancestors. Culture is still there, but do not give the impression of old-fashioned . Kalimantan dance art invites foreign tourists to come there. And not denied sometimes many Caucasians who want to learn the dance . What are typical Kalimantan traditional dances? 13 Types of Borneo Dance: 1. Gantar Dance The first traditional dance is Gantar dance. This dance is a traditional dance from Kalimantan, its movement is like a person who is planting rice. In this dance the dancers use a stick which means as wood pounding accompanied by other supporting properties such as bamboo and grains that give a picture like rice seed and container. This dance is used to welcome guests and for other events. Not only the Dayaks Tunjung who know dance Gantar, but the Dayak tribe Benuaq also recognize this type of dance. ...

Discussing about the traditional dance from East Java reminds me of the news in 2007, when East Java residents were surprised by the news of Malaysia's claim about one of the traditional dances. In other words one Indonesian dance is almost stolen! As a result, the people there have the initiative to immediately register some of Indonesian culture to UNESCO. From the piece of news it makes me a little bit concerned. Yaaa, what else? Some people in Indonesia are not introduced by their traditional culture, which will be familiar with their own culture? Do not let the elders alone preserve our culture. We are also obliged to help preserve the culture of the ancestors. The number of known Indonesian dances amounts to 170, far less than the number of Indonesians numbering hundreds of millions. But should ya be willing to see the culture that almost disappeared? Whose traditional dance is impressive? Even the traditional dress is considered very unique and good by foreign countri...

Remember the area with the greatest Tsunami in 2004? Yes, what other province is Banda Aceh? Speaking of the province, there are 9 most famous Banda Aceh traditional dance , so cool ... one of the art of dance has been recognized by UNESCO.How could that be? According to some sources, there are 3 advantages to be proud of in Banda Aceh province.One of them Aceh is very safeguarding the culture of the ancestors. No wonder if Saman dance really maintained its cultural values. 1. Saman Dance Saman Dance, this traditional dance used to be ethnic dance Gayo tribe, where the race as the oldest race on the coast of Aceh during that time. At that time this dance aims as a medium to spread Islam. Now, this dance is entertainment and often performed to fill art festivals abroad. This dance is roughly played by 9 or more, most importantly the number must be odd. But by the way about Saman Dance, I had read in the virtual world had a controversy about this dance. One netizen said if the ...

Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya.Because in 2002, the area is divided into 2 Provinces. Even so, the traditional dances that have been made by the ancestors are still 1 in the interim for the decision of SENBUD. Back in the Papuan culture there are some quite well known traditional Papuan dances, some of which were aired on national television shows in the 90s. And maybe, among you still remember with the songs. Traditional Papuan dances: 1. Mushroom Dance Musyoh dance is one of the sacred dances from Papua, and this dance is held if there are relatives or residents who had a deadly accident and estimated the spirit is not calm. If we look at the elements of the movement, this dance reflects the lively and energetic Papuan community . And usually dancers consist of a group of male dancers. According to the culture, this dance can be useful to repel spirits that haunt. The costumes used are Papuan traditional attire consisting of Koteka, Rumbai tassel, and war equipment s...

Discussing about the traditional dance from East Java reminds me of the news in 2007, when the East Java people were surprised by the news of Malaysia's claim about one of the traditional dances. In other words one Indonesian dance isalmost stolen! As a result, the people there have the initiative to immediately register some of Indonesian culture to UNESCO. From the piece of news it makes me a little bit concerned. Yaaa, what else? Some people in Indonesia are not introduced by their traditional culture, which will be familiar with their own culture? Do not let the elders alone preserve our culture. We are also obliged to help preserve the culture of the ancestors. The number of known Indonesian dances amounts to 170, far less than the number of Indonesians numbering hundreds of millions. But should ya be willing to see the culture that almost disappeared? Whose traditional dance is impressive? Even the traditional dress is considered very unique and good by foreign countries. ...

West Sumatra, which has the capital city of Padang, has some very interesting traditional dances. One of them is Indang dance where the song is "dindin badindin".For those of you who born in the 80s must have heard the song because it used to be aired on TV. Speaking of the West Sumatra cultural problem, which in my mind is the typical customary house because of its shape like horn. But now is not the time to explain about the custom house. I will explain first about the various traditional dances. As always with the aim that the arts and culture of Indonesia can be more highlighted and maintained. Immediately see the review! 9 Traditional dances from West Sumatera to be maintained: 1. Dance Dance The first traditional dance is a dance plate, where the number of dancers is usually odd between 3-7 people, dancers can be male or female, can even pair. Initially this dance was made to thank the people of the local community because the harvest is abundant. Rituals wil...

Bali is an area that can be considered Meksikonya Indonesia. The island is usually called the Island of God has many natural panorama that has been recognized internationally. Besides, it turns out that Bali not only offers the beauty of nature, but also a myriad of cultural richness, including traditional Balinese dances. Kinds of Traditional Balinese Dance: 1. Trunajaya Dance Trunajaya Dance comes from the word Teruna. The word is derived from the word youth found from the creation of Pan Wandres in his journey and perfected by I Gde Manik. This dance tells of a man who wants to captivate a woman, visible from every stride of her dance movements where the legs are spaced like horses. Even so, along with the development of this era of dance is not only brought by men. Women can participate, even by 2 people at a time. When in the study, the dancers always staring at his eyes and firmly move-dance movements, creepy impression but this is to show male virility. This dance is usua...

Bali Island earned the nickname as " heaven of world " because it has a tourist spot with natural beauty that is able to attract tourists to vacation to this island. Not only has the beauty of nature, the island of Bali is also rich in art products that have been legendary to overseas, one of the art of dance such as Kecak dance and Barong dance. In addition to these two dances, Balinese artists produce a lot of dance works that are very unique and full of meaning like dance Jauk. Jauk dance is divided into two types namely Jauk Sweet dance and Jauk Keras dance.Although the costumes are used the same, both types of dance have a very basic difference.Jauk Manis dance wearing a white mask, while the dance is a loud jauk wearing a red mask.Jauk Manis dance movement is more flexible and authoritative, while Jauk Keras dance has a ferocious and fast dance movement. On this occasion www.longtripmania.org only talk about Jauk Manis dance, for hard jauk dance will be discussed in t...

Mask dance has existed since prehistoric times that are usually used for traditional ceremonies or to retell ancient stories from the ancestors. Mask dance remains sustainable until now is no exception dance mask in Bali Island. Bali is thick with tradition and customs still preserve mask dance. Especially on December 2, 2015 in Windhoek (Namibia), the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Committee sets 9 Balinese dances that are recognized as world cultural heritage , one of which is the sidakarya mask dance. Sidakarya Topeng dance is one of Balinese dance that is danced to complement of religious ritual so that dance is called as a guardian's dance. This dance is danced by men with white mask features, narrow eyes, tonjos teeth, half-faced half-human face, long shoulder-length hair, and wearing a hooded merajah . Dancers usually carry bokorancontaining sari canang , incense, yellow rice, and sekar ura . How is the history of the emergence of the Sidakarya Topeng Dance?  The Sidakarya Top...

Kecak dance is one of the most popular traditional Balinese dance that was created in the 1930s. This dance is played by dozens or more male dancers sitting in a circular line and with certain rhythms calling "cak" and raising both hands, describes the Ramayana story as the ape row helps Rama against Ravana. The Word of  Kecak itself, purportedly taken from their appeal when dancing is "cak-cak", and gradually become Kecak. Kecak comes from the Sanghyang ritual, a tradition where the dancers are in a state of unconsciousness because of communicating with God, or the spirits of the ancestors who then convey their hopes to the community. In kecak dance does not use musical instruments and only use the kincringan worn on the feet of the dancers who are playing the characters of Ramayana. While the dancers are sitting in a circle wearing a plaid cloth that wraps around their waist. This kecak dance was created in the 1930s by Wayan Limbak and with a German painter Wal...