Sundanese Dance

Categories

Dance in West Java can be divided into five categories:

1. Tari Kursus (Course of study dance)
    
2. Tari Topeng (Masked dance)
    
   1. Topeng Cirebon
   2. Topeng Priyangan
       
3. Tari Wayang (Dance drama)
    
4. Tari Rakyat (Social or folk dance)

 
1. Ketuk Tilu (Includes Jaipongan, Cikeruhan, and Bajidoran)
2. Betawi
    
5. Tari Kreasi Baru (New creation dance)

The dances from each of these categories is quite distinctive in its presentation. They do, however, have obvious similarities because they developed from the same tradition and each form has influenced the others. Thus, for example, the Tari Kursus was influenced not only by popular dance, but also was strongly influenced by the Topeng Cirebon (Mask Dance) Tumenggung.

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