Peacock Dance is a dance variety of new creations that express the life of the animal, which is a peacock. The procedure and its motion is taken from the life of a peacock who was appointed to the stage by Sundanese artist Raden Tjetje Somantri.

   This peacock dance is one of the original culture of Indonesian art, precisely derived from Tatar pasundan namely West Java.

* History of peacock dance

    Peacock Dance is a traditional dance from West Java region, the meaning of this peacock dance movements are in a cheerful and happy, so that the peacock dance is always used as a dance offerings for guests or welcome the groom to get to the aisle, Peacock Dance is a popular dance in Java is a dance area and a new creation of the Land Sundanese, which was created by Prince Tjetjep Somantri in the 1950s, although the dance is performed by female dancers, but in fact this dance portrait of a male peacock behavior in menebatkan charm to the peahen, in this dance illustrated how peafowl effort to attract the attention of a female peacock with tail feathers to show off the beautiful and long, in its efforts to attract peahen, the male will display the charm of the best that there is in him to make the female fascinated and serlangsung until marriage.

1. Types of movement peacock dance

    * The types of basic movements are:

- galier (galier is rotating head movement.

- gilek (gilek is shaking his head movement to the right and to the left

    * Part hand:

- ukel (ukel is playing the hand movement)

- mud (mud is right and left hand movement driven forward or upward mud (mud is right and left     hand movement driven forward or upward by means of alternating).

- slap shoulder (shoulder slap is hand movements patted the shoulder either one hand or two             hands and even two hands interchangeably).
- capang is bending the hand movements of the hand).
- nyawang is a hand gesture indicating that're looking at the state of the remote).
- lontang left / right (lontang is hand movements using two hands and moved interchangeably).

    * The foot:

- Deku sit (sit Deku are the two legs folded in)

- seser (seser footwork is shifted to the right and left)
- sirig (sirig is footwork wiggle your legs simultaneously).

    * Part combined: mincid (mincid is a combined movement of the head, hands, and feet, and in the movement of the hands and feet simultaneously but different pairs That's right hand with your left leg so anything contrary).

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cleave

parts cleaver

              Cleaver is a unique weapon from West Java. Cleaver began to be made around the 8th century or to-9, made of iron, steel and material prestige, the length is about 20 to 25 cm and weighs about 300 grams. 

              According Sanghyang siksakanda ng karesian Canto XVII, cleaver is the weapon of the farmer and the farm has its roots in the culture of the Sundanese people.

Cleaver known as traditional objects people of West Java (Sunda) which has a sacred value and have magical powers. the term "cleaver" comes from the word kudihyang (kudi and Hyang. Cleaver (also) is derived from the word sonny, which means human or Manusa. Humans are powerful as King Siliwangi. Kudi taken from ancient Sundanese language meaning weapon magic magical power, as a talisman, as repellent reinforcements, for example, to block the enemy or avoid danger. This weapon is also stored as an heirloom, which is used to protect the home from danger by putting it in a box or a specific place in the house or to put it on the bed (Hazeu, 1904: 405-406). Meanwhile, Hyang can be equated with the notion of god in some mythology, but the Sundanese people Hyang have meaning and standing on top of the god, this is reflected in the teaching of "Dasa Prebakti" which is reflected in the text of Torture Trance Kanda Karesian Ng mentioned "god devotion in Hyang ".

monument cleaver in Bogor

             In the past Cleaver can not be separated from the life of the Sundanese people because of its function as agricultural equipment. This statement is contained in the codex Trance Torment Kanda Karesian Ng (1518 AD) and the oral tradition that developed in several areas including in the area of scaffolding, Kudat. Evidence that reinforces the statement that the cleaver as farming equipment can still be seen to this day on the Bedouins, Banten and Pancer Pangawinan in Sukabumi.

            With the progress, technological, cultural, social and economic Sundanese, Cleaver was experiencing growth and shift shape, function and meaning. From an agricultural equipment, cleaver developed into an object that has its own character and tend to be a valuable weapon symbolic and sacred. The cleaver new form as we know it today is estimated to be born between the 9th century. 

           until now was the epitome of this cleaver knife very dominant in western Java and is used as a symbol of the city of West Java. from start to institutions, education and universities in western Java martial.

extracted from http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujang

            Based on GP Rouffaer opinion, the word "Sunda" is a foreign word that comes from the Hindu language, which means the name of a region, as well as the names of other areas of the archipelago. In Sanskrit, Sundanese are from the root word meaning sund luminous, bright. Sundanese in Sanskrit is also a name of Vishnu (which has 1000 names), the name of a "Daitya" (giant), child Nisunda (Nikumbha), brother of Upasunda, and the name of a "vanara" (monkey). In Kawi (Old Javanese), Sundanese means water, stack, rank, alert. While in Javanese, Sundanese means pile, coupling, "unda" which means ngunda that (fighting crickets; kite flying), also delay means heap or stack. In Sundanese own, Sunda derived from the word sa-unda, delay = save, Sunda = storage area; Sonda = superior, proud, happy; Sundara (b. Sanskrit) = handsome, beautiful, Sundara, the name of Kama, the god of love who is very handsome, well Sundari, which means beautiful woman.

            Another opinion dikemukaan by J. Rigg which states that the word "Sunda" rather comes from the word sa-delay means warehouse. This is proven by the existence of an island called Pulau Tunda outside Banten Bay which was used as a place to collect merchandise such as spices from the Moluccas. Therefore, many theories that say that the Sundanese people from other areas, such as coming from the land of Yunnan. Ancient human migration into the archipelago occur the time span between 100,000 to 160,000 years ago as part of early human migration "out of Africa". Race Austolomelanesia (Papua) entered the region when they joined the Asian mainland and then move to the east, the rest of the skeleton was found in a cave Braholo (Yogyakarata), caves and cave Niah Pigs (Borneo). Furthermore, approximately 2000 years before Christ, the exodus into the archipelago (migration) conducted by Austronesian race of Yunan and they became the ancestors of the tribes in the western archipelago. They come in two waves of arrivals is circa 2,500 BC and 1,500 BC (Wikipedia, 2009).

          When you see the relics in the city of Bandung, about 120,000 years ago, particularly in the area of expert, stems from research van Bemmelen, proved that human Sundanese existing at that time already very familiar with and master the metallurgy to make the child a spear made from some mixture iron, tool 'cast' is still preserved in the geological museum Bandung. Even ancestors have had a pretty good civilization, know how to farm better, seamanship and even astronomy. Also already have a governance system is simple and has a leader (Tri Tangtu: Queen, Rama, Resi).

         Migration theory that humans Sunda (archipelago) originated from Yunan opposed by two theories, the first theory of Harry Truman and Ario Santos, this theory against the theory of Austronesian migration from Yunnan and India. This theory says that the ancestors of Austronesian peoples originated from the Sunda-Land plateau which sank during the Ice Age (Pleistocene). This population has been advanced civilization, they migrate to the Asian mainland to the Mesopotamian, affecting the local population and develop civilization. This opinion is strengthened by Umar Anggara Jenny, who saw from the corner of language development, he said that as the Austronesian language family is a major phenomenon in human history. These families have the most extensive distribution, covering more than 1,200 languages ​​spread from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the East. The language is now spoken by more than 300 million people. Opinion Umar Anggara Jenny and Harry Truman about the distribution and the influence of language and Austronesian peoples is also justified by Abdul Hadi (Samantho, 2009)

         Early theories of human civilization on the plains of the Sunda Shelf (Sunda-Land) also dikemukan also by Santos (2005). Santos apply philological analysis (linguistic knowledge), anthropological and archaeological. The results of analysis of reflief buildings and historic artifacts such as the pyramids in Egypt, sacred temples Maya and Aztec civilization heritage, relics and Harrapa Mohenjodaro civilization, as well as geographic analysis (such as area, climate, natural resources, volcanoes, and farming practices) shows that the system terasisasi typical Indonesian rice is the form adopted by the Borobudur Temple, Pyramids in Egypt, and ancient buildings Aztecs in Mexico. After doing research for 30 years Santos concluded that the Sunda Land is the center of advanced civilization thousands of years ago known as the Continent of Atlantis. Of the two theories about the origin of human beings who inhabit this archipelago, Sunda continent-Land is a common thread. Philological analysis approach, anthropological and archaeological ancient archipelago of kingdoms and analysis of the corresponding relationships with one another will likely reveal the dark past of the archipelago

        Archipelago has crossed the history of centuries. The history of this archipelago can be grouped into five phases, namely prehistoric times, the days of the Hindu / Buddhist, Islamic era, colonial era, and the days of independence. If traced the history of the era of independence, colonial, and the Islamic era have historical evidence is clear and incontrovertible. Age of Hindu / Buddhist also have found evidence of history although not as clear as the days thereafter. Days before the Hindu / Buddhist still in the big puzzle, to answer this ambiguity can be done by analyzing the various remains of the existing linkages.
Sunda continent-Land is a common thread, philological analysis approach, anthropological and archaeological from ancient Sundanese kingdom will reveal the darkness of our past.

       Salakanegara kingdom, Pandeglang Banten, in 120 AD,
Salakanagara (Salaka = Silver) or Rajatapura including Hindu kingdom. The story or the source listed in the text Wangsakerta. The kingdom was built in 120 AD which is located on the Gulf coast Pepper (Now region Pandeglang, Banten). First king that Aki Tirem that duturunkan to Dewawarman who has a degree King Darmalokapala Dewawarman Haji Rakja gate Sagara who ruled until the year 168 AD

      Silver City was formerly ruled by the figure Tirem Aki Aki Aki Sublime Mulya or Tirem, then this city its name Pulasari. Aki Tirem married his daughter named Pohaci Larasati with Dewawarman. Dewawarman Prince is actually the origin of the Pallava country in South India. The kingdom's territory covers all the Sunda Strait coast is the coastal Pandeglang, Banten eastward to Agrabintapura (Gunung Padang, Cianjur), also through the Sunda Strait to Krakatau or Apuynusa (Nusa fire) and to the south coast Swarnabumi (Sumatra island). There are also allegations that the city finds Claudius Argyre Ptolemalus AD 150 the city's Silver or Salakanagara. In Chinese news from the Han dynasty, there was a note from the king Tiao-Pien (Tiao = god, Pien = Warman) of Yehtiao or Javanese kingdom, sent messengers / ambassador to China in 132 AD
 Kingdom of Sunda, West Java, year 669 AD,
 Galuh Kingdom of Sunda, West Java in 735 AD,
 Kingdom of Padjadjaran, West Java, year 923 AD,
 Kingdom Panjalu Kudat (Kawali), Mount Sawal, West Java, in the 13th century AD,
 kingdom bans Sumedang, West Java Sumedang, 1521 M,
 Sultanate of Banten, Banten, Year 1524,
 Sultanate of Cirebon, Cirebon, Year 1527 AD,