He enjoyed dressing up in Balinese clothing and had studied Javanese dance.

As a young boy, he said, he rode legless horses fashioned from bamboo and painted wild colors, the most common prop in Javanese dances about battle.

A program note explained that gunfire has been part of the action in a Javanese dance called Serimpi Sangupati since the 18th century.

This line, sung by the chorus in a Javanese classical dance, gives some idea of the beauty and sumptuousness of Java's court arts.

They are famous for teaching karawitan, wayang, Javanese dance, and other traditional crafts.

These epics and stories influenced wayang puppetry as well as Javanese classical dances.

The obvious difference between courtly dance and common folk dance traditions is the most evident in Javanese dance.

In addition to printed programs, audiences are given a special booklet explaining some of the conventions of Javanese dance.

He studied classical Javanese dance and specialized afterwards in local dances in combination with modern dance tecniques.

Traditional Javanese dances were performed and the famed marching band from Surakarta State University likewise entertained spectators.