Tuesday, November 4, 2008

The creation of Bali and javanese dance

TARI PAJEMBRAMA
This is a Balinese dance of welcome. Perfomed in Bali at
the beginning of an artistic ceremony.
It permits the temple dancers to welcome
the visiters and to pay them homage with a rain of flower petals.

OLEG TAMBULILINGAN
This is a Balinese dance that evokes the love between two bumblebees.
This dance is one of the last creations of the celebrated dance teacher, I Mario, in the 1950's.

TARUNAJAYA
This Balinese dance expresses the character of a young man who is proud and sure of himself, in the prime of his life. "Taruna" means "young man" and "Jaya" means "victorious". But his mood changes quickly, sometimes he is smiling and sometimes angry or provocitive. This dance is from Northern Bali known for its fast and dynamic music.

TARI BELIBIS
This is a new Balinese dance creation which represents young herons
with their mother in the middle of a pond flying here and there looking for food.

WIRA PERTIWI
This is a relatively recent creation by a renowned central Javanese choreographer,Bagong Kusiardjo, whose compositions are inspired by the basic gestures and expressions of Balinese and Javanese dance. This dance represents a woman warrior armed with a bow and arrow."Wira" means "warrior" and "Pertiwi" means "homeland".

JAIPONGAN
Jaipongan is a danse style of working-class origins from the Sunda region in west Java. It integrates martial art movements but in a "hidden" way. The music and singing have Arabic infuences.Originally this dance wae performed in the villages for weddings. A female dancer would improvise and then invite the guests to dance.The Jaipongan has again become very popular and is performed for diverse occasions.

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