单词 | ketjak |
释义 | ketjakn. A Balinese dance, with a male chorus. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > Malaysia and Indonesia monkey dance1785 ronggeng1855 joget1895 legong1926 ketjak1937 trance dancing1956 1937 M. Covarrubias Island of Bali viii. 219 Ketjak, large groups of men singing in chorus, moving and dancing to the rhythm of the music. 1938 De Zoete & Spies Dance & Drama in Bali ii. 85 The ketjak dance is primarily a dance of exorcism. 1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby ix. 176 The Monkey Dance or Ketchak Ceremonies impressed me more than all other dances and dramas... A Ketchak was held solely for our entertainment. 1954 J. Coast Dancing out of Bali viii. 161 I had suggested the gamelan club forming a 'Tjak, or Monkey Dance chorus. 1972 C. Simpson Bali & Beyond 26 Ketjak is the name of the male chorus in the sanghyang and this dance extends the role of that chorus to a Ramayana-story presentation in which the number of men is increased to about 150. 1972 Times 11 Nov. 13/4 The dancers you see performing the Barong or the Ketchak..are not professionals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1937 |
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