The Dolalak Dance of Purworejo Regency Central Java: A Changing Performance as Entertainment

Abstract

Dolalak dance is a type of folk dance originating from Purworejo Regency, Central Java Province. Research on Dolalak Dance has been carried out by many dance researcher’s with various perspectives. However, Dolalak Dance in Central Java still has its appeal and uniqueness to be studied with new perspectives. This article is a new perspective on Dolalak Dance which sees changes in appearance due to the presence of the women's Dolalak dance group. The perspective used in this article is ethnocoreology. This is an interdisciplinary study that focuses on the changing aspects of the origins of the Dolalak dance with religious nuances and then turn it into an entertainment and performance art, with a new style of appearance. The ethnocoreological approach views dance as a cultural product. In such a sense, ethnochoreological analysis is based on the ethnographic method of dance from the physical point of view of the Dolalak dance performers and all aspects of its appearance. Thus, this article is a way of looking at Dolalak dance from the point of view of changing the aesthetic response of the female Dolalak dancers to become a model of entertainment performance art.