Tari Jaipong - Sunda

Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, Gugum Gumbira. Attention on folk art, one of which is Tap Tilu making Perbendaharan know and know very well the patterns of dance traditions that exist in Kliningan / Bajidoran or Tap Tilu. Movements openings, pencugan, nibakeun and some range of motion mincid of some art above has enough inspiration to develop a dance or art that is now known as Jaipongan.

 Prior to this emerging form of performance art, there are some influences behind this social dance forms. In West Java, for example, social dance is the influence of the Ball Room, which is usually in the dance-dance association could not be separated from the presence of the dancers and pamogoran. Ronggeng in social dance is no longer working for the ceremony, but for entertainment or a way slang. The existence of the dancers in the performing arts has a charm that invites sympathy for the pamogoran. For example in Tilu Tap dance is so well known by the Sundanese people, estimated this art around 1916. As a popular folk performing arts, art is only supported by simple elements, such waditra include fiddle, drums, two kulanter, three tap , and gongs. Similarly with the dance movements that do not have a standard movement pattern, a simple dancer costume as populist reflection.

 Along with the waning of the above type of art, the former pamogoran (audience actively involved in the performing arts Tap Tilu / Doger / tayub) switched his attention on Kliningan performing arts, which in the North Beach area of West Java (Karawang, Bekasi, Purwakarta, Indramayu, and Subang ) known as Kliningan Bajidoran dance patterns and events that show the similarities with previous art (Tap Tilu / Doger / Tayub). In the meantime, the existence of the mask dances Banjet quite popular, especially in Karachi, where some motion patterns Bajidoran taken from the dance in this Banjet Mask. In choreographic dance it still reveals patterns of tradition (Tap Tilu) that contains elements of the movements of openings, pencugan, nibakeun and some range of motion mincid which in turn is the basis for the creation of dance Jaipongan. Some basic dance movements Jaipongan apart from Tap Tilu, Ibing Bajidor and Mask Banjet is Tayuban and Pencak Silat.

 he emergence of dance works Gugum Gumbira was originally called Tap Tilu development, which is due to basic dance it is a development of Tap Tilu. The first work Gugum Gumbira still very thick with color ibing Tap Tilu, both in terms of choreography and accompaniment, which then dance it became popular as Jaipongan.

Dance Jaipong
Traditional Arts West Java

 Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, Gugum Gumbira. Attention on folk art, one of which is Tap Tilu making Perbendaharan know and know very well the patterns of dance traditions that exist in Kliningan / Bajidoran or Tap Tilu. Movements openings, pencugan, nibakeun and some range of motion mincid of some art above has enough inspiration to develop a dance or art that is now known as Jaipongan. As a social dance, dance Jaipong successfully developed by dance artist Sunda be socialized and very loved by the people of West Java (in particular), even popular up outside West Java.

CALL Jaipongan actually not only be reminiscent of the kind of attractive Sundanese traditional dance with dynamic motion. Hands, shoulders, and hips always been a dominant part in lively motion pattern, accompanied by the beating of drums. Especially the female dancers, all of it is always accompanied with a sweet smile and a glance of the eye. This is kind of social dance in Sundanese dance tradition that emerged in the late 1970s that until today its popularity is still living in the community.