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''Yapong'' dance is a Betawi dance, originating from
The Yapong dance was first performed to prepare for the 450th anniversary of the city of Jakarta in 1977. At that time, the ''Dinas Kebudayaan DKI'' prepared a mass dance performance with the story of the struggle of ''Prince Jayakarta''. The performance in the form of a ballet was entrusted to Bagong Kussudiarjo to organize the event. To prepare for the performance, Bagong conducted research for several months on the life of the Betawi people. Bagong carried out this research through libraries, films, slides and direct observations of the Betawi people. Finally, this performance was successfully staged on 20 and 21 June 1977 at the Senayan Convention Center, Jakarta. The performance was supported by 300 artists and musicians who took part in it.
This dance is a joyful dance with dynamic and exotic movements. In the Yapong dance movement, a happy atmosphere is shown because it welcomes the arrival of Prince Jayakarta. The scene is named Yapong and does not contain any meaning. The term comes from the song which reads ''ya, ya, ya'' which is sung by the accompanying singer and the sound of music that sounds ''pong, pong, pong '' , so that "ya-pong" is born which gradually develops into Yapong.
The pattern in the clothes worn by the dancers is a development of the Betawi mask dancer clothes. This can be seen clearly from the shape and decoration of the headgear and the sash worn on the chest, which is called the toka-toka. Yapong dance is colored by Betawi folk dance, then processed by the inclusion of elements of pop dance, including elements of Sumatran dance. Because Betawi culture is heavily influenced by elements of
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. This dance depicts the association of young people created by the artist Bagong Kussudiardja. The Yapong dance was performed for the first time to enliven Jakarta's 450th anniversary event in 1977.
History
The Yapong dance was first performed to prepare for the 450th anniversary of the city of Jakarta in 1977. At that time, the ''Dinas Kebudayaan DKI'' prepared a mass dance performance with the story of the struggle of ''Prince Jayakarta''. The performance in the form of a ballet was entrusted to Bagong Kussudiarjo to organize the event. To prepare for the performance, Bagong conducted research for several months on the life of the Betawi people. Bagong carried out this research through libraries, films, slides and direct observations of the Betawi people. Finally, this performance was successfully staged on 20 and 21 June 1977 at the Senayan Convention Center, Jakarta. The performance was supported by 300 artists and musicians who took part in it.
This dance is a joyful dance with dynamic and exotic movements. In the Yapong dance movement, a happy atmosphere is shown because it welcomes the arrival of Prince Jayakarta. The scene is named Yapong and does not contain any meaning. The term comes from the song which reads ''ya, ya, ya'' which is sung by the accompanying singer and the sound of music that sounds ''pong, pong, pong '' , so that "ya-pong" is born which gradually develops into Yapong.
Form and movement
The pattern in the clothes worn by the dancers is a development of the Betawi mask dancer clothes. This can be seen clearly from the shape and decoration of the headgear and the sash worn on the chest, which is called the toka-toka. Yapong dance is colored by Betawi folk dance, then processed by the inclusion of elements of pop dance, including elements of Sumatran dance. Because Betawi culture is heavily influenced by elements of Chinese culture
Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying grea ...
, the Yapong dance also contains elements of Chinese art, for example on the cloth worn by the dancers there is a dragon motif with a bright red color which is identical to Chinese culture.
The musical instruments used in this dance are a mixture of Betawi, Javanese, and Sundanese
Sundanese may refer to:
* Sundanese people
* Sundanese language
* Sundanese script
Standard Sundanese script (''Aksara Sunda Baku'', ) is a writing system which is used by the Sundanese people. It is built based on Old Sundanese script (' ...
. After this dance became a freelance dance, Jakarta used several traditional musical instruments, such as the Rebana
The rebana or terbangan is a tambourine that is used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. The sound of the rebana often accompany Islamic ritual such as the zikir. The name ' ...
Biang, Rebana Hadroh, and Rebana Ketimpring. Thus, Yapong dance is a new creation that departs from the elements of traditional Betawi movements.
See also
* Ondel-ondel *Ronggeng
Ronggeng ( jv, ꦫꦺꦴꦁꦒꦺꦁ, translit=ronggèng) is a type of Javanese dance in which couples exchange poetic verses as they dance to the music of a rebab or violin and a gong. Ronggeng might have originated from Java in Indonesia.
Rong ...
* Dance in Indonesia
References
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