Serimpi Dance

The serimpi dance is a mystical nuance that comes from Yogyakarta. The dance is accompanied by Javanese gamelan. This dance is played by two female dancers. Hand movements slow and graceful, is characteristic of the dance Serimpi. Dance Pakubuwono srimpi IX sangopati this work, is actually a dance work Pakubuwono IV who ruled the Kingdom of Surakarta Sultanate in 1788-1820 with a Srimpi sangopati itself sangapati word comes from the word 'the apathy "of a candidate replacement term for king. This dance symbolizes the provision to the death (of the meaning Sangopati) allocated to the Dutch.

Saman

Saman is one of Sumatra Dances.

The Saman dance is from Aceh. It is the most popular dance in Aceh and the dance that has become well-known abroad with the name "Thousand hands". It has its origin from the Alas ethnic group and is normally performed as an opening dance to celebrate important occasions. Eight to twenty performers kneel in a row on the floor and make different kinds of torso movements accompanied by songs, clapping hands, slapping chests, slapping hands on the floor, etc. The songs are praises to Allah or

prayers. The dance starts with slow movements and increases its tempo gradually to great speed and finally come to a sudden stop.

Reog

Reog is a traditional Indonesian dance which combined traditional art dance with magical show.
There are many type of Reogs in Indonesia, but the most famous one is Reog Ponorogo.
Reog Ponorogo tells the story about the battle between King of Ponorogo Kingdom and magical lion Singa Barong.
Reog Ponorogo usually consists of 3 sets of dances and each dances is performed by several dancers.
The first dance is the opening dance and performed by all male dancers wearing black shade costums.
The second dance is the Jaran Kepang dance. It is performed by all female dancers wearing colourful costums.
The third dance is the main attraction of the show. It is performed by all the Reog dancers. The main male dancer, wearing a large and heavy lion mask, is dancing in the centre of the stage, while the other dancers dance around him.

Many people believe the Reog dance has mythical power since the dancers usually perform in trance condition.

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