Like Javanese dancing, Sundanese dancing has also passed through tile following periods of development explained in previous chapters, viz.: the Period of Primitive Society, Feudal Society, and Modern Society.
Jaipongan dance
Jaipongan, also known as Jaipong, is a popular traditional dance of Sundanese people, West Java, Indonesia. The dance was created by Gugum Gumbira, based on traditional Sundanese Ketuk Tilu music and Pencak Silat movements.
Jaipong today
In 2011, the international popularity of jaipongan has decreased, but in Asia, it’s still extremely popular. It’s most popular in the areas of Sunda, where it was created, as well as the surrounding villages and cities.
Although it’s most popular in Asia, there are jaipongan dance troupes and musical ensembles in Europe in addition to the United States (like Harsanari of San-Francisco) and throughout other parts of the world.
In 2011, jaipongan is noted as a modern classical concert genre of music, which is often sampled in other Asian music, and has multiple subgenres. There is still is a large market for jaipongan CDs and mp3s.
Peacock dance
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. The male will display the beauty of the long tail feathers and colorful to attract the female. Gestures of the male who looks like a graceful dance to showcase the charm of her best so that the female fascination and continue their marriage rituals.
Every movement is full of meaning cheerful and happy, so this dance is often used as a dance of welcome gifts for guests or the groom to the aisle. The costumes are colorful with typical peacock accent and the most dominant characteristic of which is filled with sequin wings that can be stretched by the dancer with graceful movements that add a wonderful charm of this dance, as well as the crown decorated with a peacock's head called the singer who will sway each dancer moves his head.
In any event Peacock dance most often shown, especially for the great welcome guests or to introduce Indonesian culture, especially culture Pasundan to the international level.
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