The dances of Central Java
9 dances tied to Central Java, Indonesia: born there, or made its own.
🇮🇩 IndonesiaSrimpiꦱꦿꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ
A graceful classical court dance of Central Java performed by matched female dancersClassical dance · Group · Set or square
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLengger꧋ꦭꦺꦁꦒꦺꦂ
A sacred partner dance from Central Java performed by a masked man and a womanFolk dance · Couple
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGambyongꦒꦩ꧀ꦧꦾꦺꦴꦁ
A graceful Javanese welcoming dance rooted in ancient rice fertility ritesCourt dance
🇮🇩 IndonesiaJurit Ampil Kridha Warastraꦧꦼꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ꧀ꦗꦸꦫꦶꦠ꧀ꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦶꦭ꧀ꦏꦿꦶꦣꦮꦫꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ
A Javanese warrior dance portraying the armed female soldiers of Mangkunegara IClassical dance · Solo · Couple
🇮🇩 IndonesiaRonggengꦫꦺꦴꦁꦒꦺꦁ
A traditional Javanese couple dance featuring poetic exchanges and live musicFolk dance · Couple
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBambangan Cakil꧋ꦧꦩ꧀ꦧꦔꦤ꧀ꦕꦏꦶꦭ꧀
A Javanese dance-drama staging the duel between a gentle knight and a wild ogreClassical dance · Couple
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIreng mask danceꦠꦺꦴꦥꦺꦁꦲꦶꦉꦁ
A Javanese group dance featuring feather crowns and clattering boot bellsFolk dance · Circle · Set or square
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreKuda Lumpingꦗꦫꦤ꧀ꦏꦺꦥꦁ
A Javanese ritual dance riding flat woven horses into states of tranceFolk dance · Group
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLengger lanangꦭꦺꦁꦒꦺꦂꦭꦤꦁ
A Javanese folk dance where men dress as women to honor harvest deitiesFolk dance · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Srimpi: Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lengger lanang: Riza Arif Nur Saputra 26, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lengger: Haridi123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gambyong: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jurit Ampil Kridha Warastra: Perpustakaan Digital Budaya Indonesia Konversi berkas Erlyndita Setyaw, Public domain, source
- Ronggeng: Original sculpture unknown, CC BY 1.0, source
- Ireng mask dance: Fandy Aprianto Rohman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kuda Lumping: Al'Hafidz Suryo Kusumo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source