Baksa Kembang Dance is one of traditional dance from Kalimantan Selatan. It describes some pretty girls having fun in the flower garden. They pick up flowers, make bunch, then dance with it happily.
The history tells the dance was beginned in Kingdom of Banjar, restricted for aristocrate (princesses of kingdom attracted it). Afterwards, it extended so folks able to learn it too. Danced by group of girls called "galuh banjar" for entertaining empire family.
The history tells the dance was beginned in Kingdom of Banjar, restricted for aristocrate (princesses of kingdom attracted it). Afterwards, it extended so folks able to learn it too. Danced by group of girls called "galuh banjar" for entertaining empire family.
Nowadays, Baksa Kembang Dance showed in a welcome ceremony for honour guests and celebration days as well. Usually played a group with uneven amount e.g. one, three, or five girls. The beautiful dance use hand properties called "kembang bogam" which is couple bunch of rose, jasmine, kenanga, and kantil. You should be mesmerized by its softness.
For your information, when still young, my mother was great in dancing it and other Banjarese dance. With, my dad played music behind.... Hmmm, how romantic...
Now, she give dance training as extracurricular lesson for girls of junior high school.
Ok,that`s all my review about Baksa Kembang Dance. Hope you`ll get chance visit my lovely city to see this beautiful dance and other amazing traditional art. Just enjoy it!
For your information, when still young, my mother was great in dancing it and other Banjarese dance. With, my dad played music behind.... Hmmm, how romantic...
Now, she give dance training as extracurricular lesson for girls of junior high school.
Ok,that`s all my review about Baksa Kembang Dance. Hope you`ll get chance visit my lovely city to see this beautiful dance and other amazing traditional art. Just enjoy it!
