Kajongan Bedaya dance from cirebon

Kajongan Bedaya dance at the King Dzoelkarnaen created during Sultan Sultan Kanoman to VIII, who in it
bringing moral values​​, social ethics, philosophy of life and history.
This dance has included the endangered category of art, dance Bedaya pentaskan Kajongan was last in the early 1970s.

Dance Bedaya Kajongan actually not in the pentaskan or permitted to be seen than the family palace. However, the relatives in the present era in pertontonkan want this dance back to the public, to increase the cultural treasures Cirebon and Indonesia. Permission from the Sultan Kanoman top dance Bedaya XII Kajongan pentaskan again exactly in the neighborhood In the palace Kanoman Cirebon. For the humanists who understand this history can provide input for the royal family will grip-grip this dance, because they had already forgotten.

   Two dancers on whom these Kajongan Bedaya Rd. Nurmini & Rt. Anah. These dancers have a bachelor's Queen, and one of them had problems with hearing, so at the time of dancing she only saw his main opponent's movements. Rhythmic strains accompanying gending also sounded soft and with a slow tempo, the mood was quiet amazed by the graceful movements of the dancer. There is emotion behind this performance because of those who remembered the dance of their ancestors who last taught in the past.

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Balumpa dance from southeast Sulawesi

Balumpa dance is a dance of welcome guest in a grand welcome.
This folk dance originating from southeast Sulawesi Buton

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Tari polopalo from Gorontalo

Polopalo dance is social dance for young people Gorontalo area.
 Can be found two kinds of Polopalo Polopalo ancient / traditional and today's Polopalo / pitched. Polopalo earlier times only played alone or solo instrument while Polopalo now played in groups by using the composition and arrangement. Polopalo ancient musical instrument played by hitting Polopalo to the bat and gets knee limb is uniformly, whereas today Polopalo instrument is played by hitting the instrument only to bat only. But now this technique Polopalo play much more demanding the ability to adjust the rhythm and musicality to the composition and arrangement are given in Polopalo musical instrument. Polopalo Polopalo earlier times and today it has the basic ingredients of bamboo. Form both glance resembles a giant tuning fork. The most striking difference of the two types of lies in this Polopalo, Polopalo today does not have a hole at the base Polopalo Polopalo while in earlier times there are holes to distinguish the color of sound. But in the absence of Polopalo first time tuning process / 'tuning', being at present there Polopalo tuning process is done by gradually whittle lidahPolopalo. These developments fit the reality in the Gorontalo area, where the craftsmen music Polopalo perform a variety of ways to meet community needs in the pattern of thought has been influenced by global developments with the demands of progress instantly from a variety of factors. For example, economic factors, social, and techniques in it 'technique' of art (music).

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Dance Umbrella / Tari Payung

Dance Umbrella is one of the classical dance of Minang Region and describes the love of a lover who is symbolized by protecting with her umbrella.

This dance is a social dance that young people brought in pairs. In addition to using an umbrella as a tool that is played by male dancers, could also be coupled with a scarf for the female dancers.

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Tanggai Dance

Dance is a dance date of the offering, addressed to guests who have the invitation. One is dedicated to the wedding customs of South Sumatra region generally. To honor and invited guests are welcome implied. With the Gending Sriwijaya dance tune is presented makes the event more lively. With the flexibility of hands and fingers lentiknya dancers show how sincere the hosts pay their respects.

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Dance Serimpi of yogyakarta central java

From the name, Serimpi bersinonimkan say four. Javanese dance from Yogyakarta is mostly danced by four dancers by the number of people accompanied by Javanese gamelan music. Hand movements are slow and graceful, are characteristic of the dance Serimpi. According Kanjeng Brongtodiningrat, composition Serimpi dancers symbolize the four elements of the world, Namely grama (fire), wind (air), Toya (water) and earth (ground).

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Peacock dance from West Java

Peacock peacock dance is a dance popular in the land of Java, different versions can be found also in West Java and East Java.
Peacock Dance is a dance of creation of new land created by Raden Pasundan Tjetjep Somantri in the 1950s and remade by dra. Irawati Durban in 1965.
Many people mistakenly think that if this dance tells about the life and joy peahen, but this dance tells the story of the charm of the famous transvestite male peacock to impress the females.

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dance Paradise

Paradise Dance is a dance duet danced by the dancer's daughter, even though the basic footprint is a Balinese traditional dance movement, some of the poses and movements of this dance has been developed in accordance with the interpretation of the stylist to find form - new form in accordance with the theme of this dance. Clothing arranged in such a way as to help strengthen and clarify the motion that created the design.

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Dance braid eight of jambi

Braid eight dance is a traditional dance originating from the province of Jambi. This dance was first introduced by M. Ceylon when on duty at the Jambi Provincial Culture Department in the 1970s. Men born in Padang Sidempuan July 7, 1941 has a remarkable talent in the arts, especially dance. As a good person, friendly, and energetic makes him easy to adapt to local culture and environment. Activity is more wrestling in the field of culture makes itself successfully captures the deepest messages of the community association which was then processed into a work of art called Dance braid Eight. During its development, dance is then set to be one of the typical dances of Jambi Province.

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Dance Foreword from jambi

This dance originated from Jambi. Greatness in motion a soft and smooth blend with the accompaniment of music and poetry that is intended for guests. Welcomed with a heart of crystal clear white face showing hospitality to guests who dihormati.Tarian Foreword Welcome to a dance. To the guests of the Province of Jambi

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Kancet Papatai Dance / Dance War

This dance tells about a hero fighting against enemies Dayak Kenyah. The movement of this dance is very lively, agile, energetic and sometimes followed by cries of the dancers.
In Kancet Pepatay dance, the dancer uses the traditional clothing of Dayak Kenyah equipped with armaments such as saber, shield and armor. This dance is accompanied by song and Sak Paku Sampe use only.

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gantar dance from East Kalimantan

Dance depicting the movement of people planting rice. Stick describe pounder while bamboo and wood grain rice seed in it describes and the container.
This dance is quite famous and often presented in welcoming guests and events lainnya.Tari is not only known by the Dayak tribe Tunjung but also known by the Dayak tribe Benuaq. This dance can be divided into three versions of the dance Gantar Rayatn, Gantar Busai and Gantar oppressed / Gantar Kusak.
dance War

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Dance Andun south of Bengkulu

Andun dance is one of the folk dances performed at weddings. Usually done by the footmen and girls in pairs at night with music lacks kolintang. In ancient times, dance andun usually used as a means of looking for a mate after the rice harvest. As a form of preservation, when this is done as a means of entertainment for people, especially single girls.

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Legong Keraton Dance - Dances of Bali

Legong Kraton is a classical dance of Bali which has a very complex motion pembendaharaan and bound by the structure of percussion accompaniment that supposedly received influence from Dance Gambuh. Legong Keraton word consists of two words namely legong and palace. Legong word probably derived from the word "leg" which means a graceful dance movement. Graceful. While the "gong" means gambelan. "Leg" and "gong" were merged into legong which implies a movement bound, terutamaaksentuasinya by gambelan that go with it.

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dance Sajojo from Papua

Who does not know dance Sajojo? Yes, with stomping feet and swaying body of a typical, social dances from Papua is fun brought together. Not to forget of course, the song popularized by the group Sajojo Black Brothers in around 1994's.

Sajojo is the story of a beautiful woman from the village. Women who loved his father and mother follows the men of the village. Women who didamba men to walk with him.

"Dance Sajojo not part of the original culture of Indonesia," says Managing Director of Emerging Sido Irwan Hidayat, yesterday, on the sidelines of the launch of the latest television ad variant of Kuku Bima Energy products (KBE).

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Dance Ratéb Meuseukat

Dance Ratéb Meuseukat
ACEH - Art Dance
Ratéb Meuseukat dance is one of the dances that originated from Aceh Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Meuseukat Ratéb name comes from the Arabic origin of the word is ratéb Ratib means worship and meuseukat sakat origin of the word meaning silence.

It is reported that this Meuseukat Ratéb dance movement and style created by children Teungku Abdurrahim alias Habib Seunagan (Nagan Raya), while his poetry or ratéb created by Tengku Chik at Kala, a cleric in Seunagan, who lived during the nineteenth century. The content and the content of his verse consists of flattery and praise to God and praise to the Prophet, played by a woman dressed in traditional Aceh. Dance developed in many Meudang Ara Rumoh Baro in Southwest Aceh district.

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Orkes Tanjidor from betawi

OrkesTanjidor has grown since the 19th century, developed in the suburbs. According to some information, the orchestra comes from the orchestra that originally fostered the environment dalarn landlords, such as landlords Citeureup, near Cibinong.

In general the instruments of the orchestra Tanjidor consists of wind instruments such as the piston (cornet a piston), trombone, tenor, clarinet, bass, percussion instruments are equipped with membrane commonly called the drum or drums. With enough equipment to accompany the bridal procession or parade.

For the performances, especially the place and not moving his tools are often combined with tools such as tehyan friction, and some membranfon like tambourines, drum and drum, coupled with some percussion like kecrek, kempul and gongs.

The songs are usually sung tanjidor orchestra, according to the local term is "battalion", "Kramton" "Bananas", "Delsi", "Was No-no", "Cakranegara", and "Welmes". In the later development of more songs brought Betawi folk like Surilang "Jali-jali etc., as well as songs by the local term known as the Sunda mountain songs, like" Kangaji "," Oncomlele "and so on.

Tanjidor groups residing in areas of Jakarta, among others from the leadership Cijantung Nyaat, Kalisari Nawin leadership, leadership Pondokranggon Maun, Ceger Gejen leadership.
Tanjidor deployment area, except on the outskirts of Jakarta, is around Depok, Cibinong, Citeureup, Cullinan, Jonggol, Parung in Bogor regency, in some places in the district of Bekasi and Tangerang regency.

As folk art, orchestra supporters Tanjidor especially farmers in rural areas. In general, artists rnengandalkan Tanjidor can not live on the results obtained from the field of art. Most of them are living from farming or petty trading.

By community supporters Tanjidor used to enliven the celebration such as weddings, circumcisions and the like, or public parties like to celebrate the birthday of the Declaration of Independence. Until the fifties Tanjidor usual entourage entourage held a road show, the term "ngamen". The tour so it was mainly done at New Year's party, both AD and Lunar.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the changing times and tastes of the community supporters, with the usual Tanjidor also brought dangdut songs. Some are specifically brought the songs Pop Sunda, known as "Winingan tanji".

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