Panarat Dance, Traditional Dance From West Java

Panarat Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from West Java. This dance depicts the joyful expressions of tea pickers in the early morning. Panarat dance is one of the traditional dances that are quite popular in West Java and still often performed in events, such as welcoming big guests, weddings and also other events.

The Origin of Panarat Dance

Panarat dance is inspired by the activities of tea picking is very familiar in some parts of the area in West Java Province, such as in the tea garden area Cisarua, Bogor regency, one of them. This dance illustrates the expression of the joy of the tea pickers in the morning has come. A cheerful facial look radiated from the workers who worked passionately in supporting their families.

The activities of tea pickers workers by wearing their distinctive attire with all complementary attributes such as baskets used as containers to store the results of teacups. The tea-drumming activity that is portrayed with joy and joy is successfully translated well in the dance of the panarat.

Panarat Dance Show

In the show, this dance is usually danced by 9 (nine) dancers, all of whom are women. This dance begins with 4 (four) dancers out of the basket. With slow motion, the dancers moved from baskets and then wore hat caps as if with joy to welcome the morning. The expressions and movements performed by the dancers as if preparing to leave for the tea garden. By wearing baskets on the shoulders and cap caps, the dancers are like portraying cheerful mothers who are heading to tea gardens and are preparing to undergo the work of picking tea leaves.

One interesting thing in this dance panarat. The dancers will wear a cap hat to cover part of his face, like the scenery we see on tea plantations. The movements of the dancers such as plucking down to put the results of the passage, seen very clearly in every dance move. Every now and then these dancers take off the caps and then go around in circles as they describe a sense of joy after picking the tea is over.

Dance Panarat accompaniment

In making this dance more lively, this dance is usually accompanied by traditional musical instruments such as kendang instruments and Sundanese gamelan.

Development of Panarat Dance

In its development, Panarat Dance is still continuously preserved and learned by some art galleries that are there. In addition to being featured on major events, this dance is also often performed at other events such as guest reception and cultural festivals. This is done as an effort in preserving and introducing to the wider community of this Panarat Dance arts.