Sisingaan

Sisingaan
Sisingaan dance performance in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta
GenreLion dance
Instrument(s)kendhang, kempul, gong, suling, trumpet
InventorSundanese
OriginIndonesia

Sisingaan, also known as Gotong Singa, Singa Ungkleuk, Singa Depok, Kuda Ungkleuk, Pergosi, or Odong-odong, is a traditional Sundanese lion dance that originated in Subang, West Java, Indonesia.[1] This lion dance performance is marked by a form of an ark or palanquin that resembles a lion. The lion ark or lion-shaped effigy is carried by a group of dancers who perform various attractions accompanied by traditional music.[2] The lion palanquin is being ride by a children. This dance usually performed to celebrate the child's circumcision ceremony, where the child is carried on a lion around the kampung (village).[3]

  1. ^ "Sisingaan, Sindiran Ala Orang Sunda". Indonesia.go.id (in Indonesian). 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ Dipa, Arya (3 June 2014). "Preserving hamlets via art in Sekejolang". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. ^ "Sisingaan". kompas.id. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

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