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Pendet dancers offering a greeting. The original Pendet dance is performed by 4-5 young pre-pubescent girls in the yards of Balinese Hindu temples. Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike sacred ritual dances that demand arduous training, Pendet may be danced by anyone, taught simply by imitation.
The advertisement was created by a private company in Singapore for Discovery Channel’s *Enigmatic Malaysia* program. [1] The incorrect label of Pendet as a Malaysian dance caused strong reactions in Indonesia, where cultural experts, government officials, and the tourism ministry demanded Malaysia explain the mistake.
Topeng dance is mentioned in the Kakawin Nagarakertagama in a palm-leaf manuscript called Lontar that was written by Mpu Prapanca in 1365 AD. A collection of the National Library of Indonesia in Jakarta A 14th-century Majapahit golden mask.
To create what would become panyembrama, Beratha combined the most beautiful moves of traditional dances such as legong, condong, and pendet. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Ethnomusicologist Zachar Laskewicz writes that the continued inspiration of these dances allows similar texts to be interpreted from the panyembrama performance. [ 7 ]
A dancer completing his spinning movements. (Performed by Nyoman T. Usadhi at Sanata Dharma University, 2014) Generally, the kebyar duduk dance is performed by a single male dancer, though his make-up makes him appear almost androgynous. [8]
Papuan tumbu tanah dance. Prior to their contact with the outer world the people of the Indonesian archipelago had already developed their own styles of dancing, still somewhat preserved by those who resist outside influences and choose tribal life in the interior of Sumatra (example: Batak, Nias, Mentawai), of Kalimantan/Borneo (example: Dayak, Punan, Iban), of Java (example: Baduy), of ...
Country: Indonesia: Reference: 617: Region: Asia and the Pacific: Inscription history; Inscription: 2015: Wali Sacred Dances (Rejang, Sanghyang Dedari, Baris Upacara), Bebali Semi sacred Dances (Topeng Sidhakarya/Topeng Pajegan, Gambuh dance drama, Wayang Wong dance drama), Balih-balihan Entertainment Dances (Legong Kraton, Joged Bumbung, Barong Ket)
Gandrung dance performance in Balinese manuscripts. A collection of the University of Leiden, Netherlands. Gandrung derives its name from the Javanese word for "love". [1] It is theorized that the dance originated as a ritual dance to express the people's affection for the rice goddess Dewi Sri, [4] with trance and as a kind of fertility dance. [5]