Jaipong Dance: Dance From The City Of Bandung

Dance Jaipong otherwise known as Jaipongan is a dance that was created in 1961 by Gugum Gumbira. At that time, when President Sukarno banned the rock and roll and other western music played in Indonesia, local artists are challenged to keep pace with the prohibition rule by reviving the traditional arts. Jaipong dance is a fusion movement tilu tap, Banjet mask dance, and martial arts (martial).Tap tilu very popular in the village, but at the moment it is considered among the urban poor, because the movements are sensual, even erotic. Not infrequently tilu tap dancer also serves as a prostitute. In his work, Gugum Gumbira at that seeks to preserve the basic shape tilu tap, but with an accelerated tempo of the music. Thus making the dancers become more active. He also maintains the traditional form of tap tilu, where dancers doubles as a singer, but combined with the urban gamelan sounds plus drums. Jaipur is the onomatopoeic name of the drum sound is often heard among this dance. Mouth audience and musicians usually shout accent imitation of the sound of drums: ja-i-pong, ja-ki-nem, or ja-i-nem. Some say that the name refers to the sound of drums Jaipur: plaque, ping, pong.At the initial appearance, Jaipur is a modern dance that is different from traditional Sundanese dances before that emphasizes manners and refinement of the dancers. Dancers (which usually women) even lowered her gaze, and should not be looked at his partner. Others with Jaipur which at the time was also influenced by Western culture in the ball room dance, dancers are required to focus staring at her partner as a form of visual communication.Dance Jaipur begin appearing in public in 1974 in the Hong Kong Arts Festival, involving the singer-dancer tatih Saleh, Gugum Gumbira as choreographer, and Nandang Barmaya, a musician and puppeteer. When the government was trying to ban this dance because it feels inclined immoral and sensual. But instead of fading, Jaipur even more popular, especially in the '80s. Jaipur dance forms when it is no longer presented as social dances like the dancers, tayub or tap tilu, where the spectator position parallel to the dancer, but as a dance stage. Jaipur usually done by female dancers, but can also be done in pairs.Movement JaipongJaipur has two categories of movement:Ibing Patterns (Patterned Dance)This dance is usually performed rampak (groups) choreographed, presented in a stage for the needs of the spectacle alone.Ibing Saka (Random Dance)Presentation This is popular in the area of ​​Subang and Karawang, known also as Bajidor. Bajidor itself is often associated as an acronym Barisan Jelama Boraka (Barisan People Durhaka). This dance is more populist because, parallel to the dancer position audience. And the audience can come to dance.Pattern JaipongThe series of dance movement Jaipur can be divided into four sections:

1. Openings, the opening movement,
2. Pencugan, is part of a collection of movements,
3. Ngala, it could be called a point of termination of a series of dances, and
4. Mincit, a displacement or shift.

The basic movements of this dance is often called 3G acronym of Geol (hip twisting motion), Gitek (stomping hip movement and swing), Goyang (hips swing motion without snap). Today dance jaipong be called as one of the identity of West Java, it is visible in several important events in West Java. Guests from foreign countries who come to West Java usual greeted with dance performances Jaipur. Similarly, the missions of art to foreign countries.Dance Jaipong also many other affects the arts in West Java community, both in the art of puppet show, gamelan, Genjring / Terbangan, kacapi Jaipur, and almost all folk performances as well as on modern dangdut music collaborated with Jaipong.