(cloth), keris (creese), and selop (sandals) as a footwear.
Ulap Doyo the Dayaks trademark fabric are worn by women of the indigenous people of Borneo in Indonesia, well-known for their colorful traditional costume. The traditional dresses are made from doyo leaves or tree barks, matched with ketau or tapeh made also from doyo leaves.
Ulos Bataknese unique clothes such a special Batak shawl. Ulos is used for greet a guest, in a marriage or one's birth. Different kinds of ulos have different ceremonial significance. The ulos is normally worn draped over the shoulder or shoulders, or in weddings to ceremonially bind the bride and groom together. Ulos are traditionally hand woven and in the case of higher-quality examples are significant family heirlooms, to be worn at important events, such as funerals and weddings.
Baris a sacred warrior dance of Bali, in this dance a male dancer depicts a male soldier about to go off to battle. The dance is a reinforcement of his manhood and his ultimate ability to succeed in battle.
Barong a dance that epitomizes the eternal struggle between good and evil. The barong is a mythological animal, often represented by a lion (barong ket). He is a protector spirit and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen. The barong costume resembles a lion with long mane, small head, bulging eyes and sharp fangs. It is manoeuvred by two men, one in front of the other. The barong has mischievous but controlled movements- snapping its jaws now and then.
Bedhaya Ketawang Dance a very sacred and is only held once a year; from Surakarta palace performed by 9 virgin girls; lasted until approximately 120 minutes; full of symbolism of Javanese cultural values; and describing hole contained passion in human beings. It is believed that the Queen of South sea participate on the dance to respect to the successors of the Mataram Kings dynasty.
Betawi cokek dance heavily influenced by China, Cokek itself comes from Cio Kek, which means dancers and nyayian. This cokek dance accompanied by xylophone kromong music.
Cokek dance functions as social dance and
entertainment which is usually performed in a celebration to welcome the guests. The dancers usually give scarves to the guests to dance with them.
Giring-Giring Dance a dance of Central Kalimantan Province also called Gangereng is usually shown to greet guests. Giring-Giring dance is made of thin bamboo (telang) filled with seeds "Piding"
resulting in that rhythmic sound with the sound kangkanong or gamelan by the dancer.
Jaipongan also known as jaipong, is a popular traditional dance of Sundanese people, West Java, Indonesia. The dance was created by Gugum Gumbira, based on traditional Sundanese Ketuk Tilu music and Pencak Silat movements.
Jatilan or kuda kepang a trance dance involving eight or more male dancers with weaved bamboo horses. The dancers move as if they are riding a horse during war and may carry holstered weapons. They wear knee-length pants and bangles on both legs. The dance is accompanied by music and sometimes masked comedians. The dancers would begin in an orderly fashion, trotting around but the dance would not be deemed complete till some dancers are posssessed by the spirit of the horse and start behaving wildly.
Kabala a traditional welcome dance performance in Bolaang Mongondow.
Kabasaran or Cakalele a Minahasa war dance, effecting patriotism, heroic and courage. Usually performed by men wearing red war costumes with swords and shields, uttering cries to frighten the enemies. Cakalele is also popular in the Moluccas where it probably has its roots.
However, there are also similarities with war dances in Portugal.
Katrili an imported dance introduced by the Spaniards in the time of colonialism. The dance is performed by pairs of men and women and a leader. The commands are given in Spanish.
The costumes are similar to those of the flamenco dance.
Kecak a Balinese music drama which originated in the 1930s. Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, it depicts a battle from the Ramayana where monkeys help Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. It is performed by 100 or more men wearing checked cloth around their waists, seated in a circle, swaying to the rhythmic echoes of their own voices, chanting "cak" and throwing up their arms.
Legong a graceful Balinese dance performed usually by young girls dressed in gold brocade wrapped
tightly around their bodies and headresses decorated with flowers.
Maengket a dance drama from Minahasa. The dance is often performed on important occasions like welcoming prominent visitors, as a prelude to competitions, or during local festivals.
Maengket is accompanied by spirited harmonic songs in the form of Minahasan communal work.
It is actually a variety of modernized and secularized dances consisting of three parts, Makamberu depicting the harvest time and in some parts of its choreography tell about romantic love poems; Marambak celebrating the building of a new house and passing on traditional values; Mah'laya is usually humorous and is generally full of merriment.
Mandau Dance one of the different types of Dayak tribes dance. From the name of the dance it is understood that the dance use typical Dayak weapon Mandau, machetes and similar weapons and Talawang or perisai. Mandau Dance also has various types according to the region and the sub Dayak tribe. According to the Dayak tribe, Mandau Dance is a symbol of the fighting spirit of the Dayak community in defending of dignity and values.
Pencak Silat dance this Betawi dance is entirely a variety of martial arts motion accompanied by a specific wasp called martial drum. Other
accompaniment often used is gamelan xylophone Kromong mask.
Pendet a religious ritual dance, it is traditionally danced by young girls, with the purpose of purifying a temple before something else is going to happen. This dance may be performed in preparation for another dance, or for a religious happening in the temple.
Pisok dance the local name for sparrow, also known as Burung Gereja. The Pisok dance is performed by an odd number of girls. The dance is inspired by the bird which is considered holy in Minahasa.
The Minahasan people believe that the Pisok bird always brings good luck.
Poco-poco one of Indonesia's famous modern dance in the world. This dance originated from Eastern Indonesia. The movements of Poco-poco is taken from the traditional dance movement in various region in Indonesia. The dance is very simple and easily imitated. Poco-poco became popular in Indonesia in the early 2000s and start made by the Indonesian people as one dance used as rhythmic gymnastic, and even contested.
This dance is accompanied by a song called Poco-poco from Maluku Islands, Indonesia.
Polineis a modification of the Polonaise. Like Katrili, Polineis is an imported dance originally introduced by the Dutch people in the colonial
era. It is very popular among the older generation and is still seen in Minahasa, especially in the recreation part of a wedding party where it is usually followed by a waltz.
Ronggeng 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, but also can be found in Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.
Sajojo dance a typical dance originated from Papua, this dance is a kind of social folk dance or can also mean as a welcome dance to greet guests.
This dance is quite unique because it prioritizes the movement of hands and feet and can be performed by a few dozen people at once. Each dancer can jump; move forward, backward, left or right with rhythm and motion assertiveness which of course each dancer tries to move similar with other dancers.
Saman dance a tribal dance Gayo (Gayo Lues) which is performed to celebrate important events in customs. Saman dance uses poetry in Arabic and Gayo. Also the dance is usually displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Some literature mentions Saman dance in Aceh was founded and developed by Sheikh Saman, a scholar who came from Southeast Aceh Gayo.
Sekapur Sirih dance a welcome dance to the guests which is popular in Jambi and Riau and well known in Malaysia as a compulsory dance to greet guests.
Selampit Delapan Dance a traditional folk dance from Jambi which has a very important meaning in the social relationship. The dancers wear the special cloth of eight pieces with different colors that symbolized the social link among young people in the city of Jambi.
Seudati dance a dance originated from Aceh, the name derives from the Creed, which means witness or testify recognition is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. This dance also includes the category Tribal War Dance or Dance War, in which the verse is always inspiring young Acehnese to rise up and fight the colonizers occupation. Therefore, this dance was banned in the Dutch colonial era, but now the dance is allowed to return to the National Arts and Indonesia.
Srimpi or Serimpi a ritualized dance of Java, Indonesia, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. The srimpi dance is one of the classical dances of Central Java. Along with the bedhaya, srimpi epitomized the elegance (alus) character of the royal Javanese court, and the dance became a symbol of the ruler's power as well as the refinement of Javanese culture.
Tari Kipas a dance originating from Gowa society, South Sulawesi. Some people recognize this dance as Kipas Pakarena dance that means playing. This traditional dance was developed since the existence of Gowa Kindom at ancient time. It said that Kipas Pakarena is telling about the farewell of Boting Langi people (heaven) and Lino people (earth). The movements in this dance characterize the Gowa women who obey and respect to their husband. This dance consists of 12 parts in every movement, which is not easy to differentiate. Each movement in this dance has different meaning, like sitting, spining, flattering and so on.
Tari Lengso a dance derived from Maengket where the dancers use handkerchiefs in the dance routine. It slightly resembles dances from the Vietnamese and Kampuchean cultures, where Toar and Lumimuut, the descendants of the Minahasans came from.
Tari Pasambahan a tradition in Minangkabau to welcome honorable guests or to open traditional events by presenting 'Sirih Leaves' in a special container called a "Carano". It symbolises a request to allow the ceremony to take place and ask a blessing from the guest as the activities begin.
Tari Payung describes the way of life of Minangkabau people who always protect each other. It also
reflects this happy situation, and is accompanied with the song called 'babendi-bendi' (go by bendi) which may be sung vocally or instrumentally.
Tari Piring plate dance reflects the life of traditional Minangkabau community at the time of working in the ricefield. The dance begins with the initial work in the field and proceeds to the final process until harvested rice is taken home. The dance also expresses happiness of the farmers as well as their thanks to the God for the very successful harvest. The final stage of the dance is played on broken glasses by a young lady dancer, bare footed. This fact should not be interpreted as magic work, as many people think, but it religiously signals the acceptance of dancer's pray by God.
Tari Tempurung the name is taken from the word tempurung; the local name for coconut shell. The dance reflects the appreciation of the farmer's family for the harvest of kopra (copra). It is usually performed by pairs of men and women.
Topeng this masked dance has the function of telling stories. Traditionally, a narrator with a half mask tells the story out loud, and some dancers (all with full masks) act out the story that is being told. The stories detail ancient lives and times.
Zapin Dance a Malay dance which is imbued with religious and educational messages. The dance has its roots in the Malay culture and traditions of Riau that hold diverse values in their lives. This traditional dance is highlighted by its beautiful diverse movements originally born out of the skillful movements of the feet as originally performed by Arabic and Persian males. The Zapin Dance in Indonesia spread together with the spread of Islam that was brought by Arabic traders from the Hadramaut. In Arabic, Zapin is known as al raqh wal zafn.