TRADITIONAL DANCE ROEG PONOROGO

Performed by :SINGO LODOYO USA
Washington DC,USA

The dance known as Reog is a very spectacular dance with several dancers wearing bright colorful costumes accompanied by merry gamelan music.


It is always played in the open terrain, such as in a square, street etc. This dance which always draws a lot of spectators is a traditional art dance combined with magical show or a trance dance.

History:

According to history the Reog dance originated from the glorious era of the Kediri kingdom around the l5th century. Reog was one of the cultural art that came from East Java esspecially coming from Ponorogo was called Wengker, the seat of the kingdom of Bentarangin (now the area of subdistrict Sumoroto) under King Kelana Sewandono. He had a governor, Pujangga Anom (in the Reog dance called Bujangganong). One night Kelana Sewandono  was dreamed meeting a beautiful princess of kediri kingdom,Dewi Ragil Kuning/ Songgolangit . He feel falling in love with her and ordered his governor to ask the hand of the princess.

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