traditional dance of western Java, dancing peacock

Indonesia, in addition to a beautiful place and also had a very good meal, Indonesia also condensed its culture. This time we will discuss the origins of traditional dances West Java province that peacock dance.

Peacock Dance is a dance of land Sundanese new creations created by Raden Tjetjep Somantri in 1950 and remade by Irawati Durban in 1965.Tari Peacock itself inspired by the beauty of the color of the peacock's tail. Lots of people who mistakenly think if the dance is about the life of a female peacock, whereas the dance tells the story of a famous male peacock charm dandy.

Peafowl if you want to attract the attention of a female peacock, peacock tail feathers will show off the beauty of the colorful blooms. Movement of the male looks like a very impressive dance to show her charm, the goal is that the female was fascinated and willing to marry him.
Presumably natural motion that's inspired Sundanese traditional dances this land. Her hallmark is generally dancer wearing scarf tied around the waist, which is being extended will resemble a peacock's tail, and colorful blooms.

In the show, seen from the clothes worn by the dancers have a motif resembling a peacock feather. Fabrics and clothes depicting the shape and color of peacock feathers. Coupled with that is filled with a kind of scarf sequins as picture peacock's tail being and development, as well as the crown-shaped head peacock called singer who will sway each dancer moves her head.

This dance usually danced in groups, usually three dancers or it could be more, each of which has a role as male and female peacock. Ordinary accompanied by gamelan music. Although this dance tells the motion peafowl, but elegance peafowl can only be described through the movements of female dancers.

Peacock dance usually appear mainly to welcome guests, welcome the groom in the wedding procession, or to introduce Indonesian culture, especially Sundanese culture to the international level.

Of the many dances that were created by Prince Tjetje Somantri, probably peacock dance is a dance that is famous in Indonesia and abroad. Until the number of variants of Peacock Dance ciptaanya, such as Peacock Dance located in East Java and Dance Manuk Swamp of Denpasar.