Tari Jaipong

Tari jaipong is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist's home
Bandung, Gugum Gumbira. Attention to folk art, one of which is
Tap Tilu making it knows and knows well patterns
dance traditions that exist in Kliningan / Bajidoran or Tap Tilu. Motions
openings, pencugan, nibakeun and several kinds of motion mincid of several arts in
above have enough inspiration to develop a dance or art that is now known
Jaipongan name. As a social dance, dance Jaipong successfully developed
by Artists of Sunda dances are popular in the community and highly favored by
West Java community (in particular), and even popular until outside West Java.

Tari Jaipong actually will not only remind people
on a kind of attractive traditional Sundanese dance with motion
dynamic. Hands, shoulders, and hips always been a dominant part
in the pattern of the agile movement, accompanied by beating drums. Especially
the female dancers, all of it is always accompanied with a smile
sweet and cast in the eye. This is the 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.

Tari Jaipong is an interesting and important phenomenon in
Sundanese dance vocabulary development and it is not only fundamental to
diusungnya aesthetic ideas, but also on how
then this dance makes its own phenomena upon greeting
community against him. Late in the 1970s as the beginning
Jaipongan arising directly into a stunning trend.
Not just a stage "mandatory" on-stage wedding stage in
home residents, or 17 Agustusan stage, but also even
up to a prestigious stage. From start to hotels to attractions
Other large ceremonial performances, and even crossed the globe to
various countries as a mission of art.