West Java governor denies banning 'Jaipong' dance
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 02/07/2009 1:54 PM
West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan has denied using the controversial pornography law to ban 'Jaipong' dancing, reports of which have drawn great criticism in the past few days.
"There was no official statement on
Jaipong dancing," he said Saturday, stressing that he had never made any statement relating to the folk art form.
The media had reported that the administration intended to forbid
Jaipong^ dancers from wearing "sexy" costumes and executing "provocative" dance moves.
The governor said he would meet with the province's artists to discuss the problem.
Jaipong is a form of folk dancing derived from traditional
ketuk tilu dancing and
pencak silat martial arts.
The administration's anxiety over the dance is not new. In the 1980s, the province's then governor Aang Kunaefi issued a ban, which was eventually withdrawn after incessant criticism from local artists. (dre)
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