Silat Dance

Silat Dance

One type Betawi arts community. This dance is entirely a variety of martial arts motion accompanied by a specific wasp called martial drum. Other accompaniment is often used, and gamelan xylophone Kromong mask. Pencak Silat dance recently developed, partly because experts Betawi martial arts in the past prefer the 'content' rather than 'development' silat. Development is only considered a waste of time and they argue that martial arts is not to show off, but to defend themselves. Then Dance Pencak Silat developed to fool the authorities when they galvanize their students in work that martial arts and martial arts. Dance styles are popular among other sera style, style pecu, Rompas style, and the style pendulum. Betawi arts dance show followed the flow or style dancers each.
In the region Betawi, developing multiple streams of martial arts such as Lintau, Cimande, Cikalong, Syahbandar, Kwitang, Tanah Abang (Cingkrik), Kemayoran, etc.. There is also a wide range of styles such as styles Sera, whip, Rompas, Pendulum, etc.. Pencak Silat dance performed to the accompaniment of orchestra music Kromong Xylophone, Tambourine Biang, or drum Pencak.