Meaning of "ronggeng" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RONGGENG

Malay.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RONGGENG

ronggeng  [ˈrɒŋɡɛŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RONGGENG

Ronggeng is a noun.

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WHAT DOES RONGGENG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ronggeng

Ronggeng is a type of Javanese dance in which couples exchange poetic verses as they dance to the music of a rebab or violin and a gong. Ronggeng might be originated from Java, but also can be found in Sumatra and the Malay peninsula. Ronggeng probably has existed in Java since ancient time, the bas reliefs in Karmawibhanga section on 8th century Borobudur displays the scene of travelling entertainment troupe with musicians and female dancers. In Java, a traditional ronggeng performance features a traveling dance troupe that travels from village to village. The dance troop consists of one or several professional female dancers, accompanied by a group of musicians playing musical instruments: rebab and gong. The term "ronggeng" also applied for this female dancers. During a ronggeng performance, the female professional dancers are expected to invite some male audiences or clients to dance with them as a couple with the exchange of some tips money for the female dancer, given during or after the dance. The couple dances intimately and the female dancer might perform some movements that might be considered too erotic by standard of modesty in Javanese court etiquette.

Definition of ronggeng in the English dictionary

The definition of ronggeng in the dictionary is a Malay traditional dance.

TRANSLATION OF RONGGENG

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RONGGENG»

Discover the use of ronggeng in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ronggeng and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Erotic Triangles: Sundanese Dance and Masculinity in West Java

plies that the social position of the ronggeng dancer stems from the fact that these dancers externalize and allegorize what often are unadmitted dimensions of sexuality in Javanese Muslim society” (1992:197). The film relies on its viewers' ...

Henry Spiller, 2010

Oh Boy!: Masculinities and Popular Music

Ronggeng aestheticize this contradiction by dancing and singing; a ronggeng's dancing implies submission to control, while a ronggeng's singing suggests uncontrollability. Ronggeng dance is relatively simple; one ronggeng active in the ...

Freya Jarman-Ivens, 2013

Ronggeng

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Noelia Penelope Greer, 2012

Performance, Popular Culture, and Piety in Muslim Southeast Asia

By all accounts, the tradition of professional improvisational dancers (ronggeng) in Java is very old and shares symmetry with India's devadasi court dancers ( including the shared connotation of court prostitution, often noted by outsiders). 61 ...

Timothy P. Daniels, 2013

Austronesian Soundscapes: Performing Arts in Oceania and ...

The male dancers usually move away from their ronggeng partners during the goong phrases, only to approach the ronggeng again as the goong phrase comes to an end. Most typically, the cadence involves stepping up to the ronggeng and ...

Birgit Abels, 2011

The A to Z of Malaysia

The multiethnicity and multiculturalism of Malaysian society are occasionally likened to rojak owing to the intermixture of various sociocultural elements drawn from each ethnic and cultural group. RONGGENG. Referring to both music and ...

Ooi Keat Gin, 2010

Historical Dictionary of Malaysia

The multiethnicity and multiculturalism of Malaysian society are occasionally likened to rojak owing to the intermixture of various sociocultural elements drawn from each ethnic and cultural group. RONGGENG. Referring to both music and ...

Ooi Keat Gin, 2009

The Cambridge Guide to Theatre

Topeng dancers and ronggeng singers might be found as part of market-day entertainments. As these artists settled in Sunda and intermarried with Sundanese, a new hybrid of wayang ronggeng and topeng performances developed.

Martin Banham, 1995

Articles on Dances of Indonesia, Including: Likok Pulo, ...

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Hephaestus Books, 2011

Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia

The light from the oil lamp circumscribed a performance space, bounded by the darkness beyond, in which the participants—ronggeng (female singer-dancers), musicians, and the men—performed. The first part of the event was an opening ...

Henry Spiller, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RONGGENG»

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Selfia Menari Ronggeng Madura

Namun kali ini, perempuan berwajah cantik ini hanya akan mempertunjukkan kemampuannya menari di acara Ronggeng Madura yang dilaksanakan, Kamis ... «Banjarmasin Post, Jul 15»

Tjokroaminoto dan Perbaikan Citra Ronggeng

Salah satu budaya di Jawa yang dikonotasikan buruk oleh para penjajah adalah kesenian tarian berupa Tayub atau biasa disebut Ronggeng. Kesenian tarian ... «Metro TV News, May 15»

Baju Nyi Ronggeng Amel Alvi dan Tarif Sejam Rp80 Juta

"akibat perjanjian maut dengan nyi ronggeng biosop indonesia ttv," kicau Amel saat berpose dengan baju terusan itu. Baju "Nyi Ronggeng" itu tampaknya salah ... «Rimanews, May 15»

Ronggeng Buktikan Kekuatannya – Lamborghini Terbaik

Jakarta Pusat (MediaBNR.Com) – Sabtu ( 18/4/2015), semarak kemeriahan lomba BnR 212 Kemayoran di bilangan Jakarta Pusat makin mengukuhkan sebagai ... «Media BnR, Apr 15»

Ternyata! Arkeolog Pernah Teliti Keberadaan Candi Ronggeng …

Candi Ronggeng yang berada di Dusun Kedung Bangkong, RT 31 RW 09, Desa Sukajaya, Kecamatan Pamarican, Kabupaten Ciamis, Jawa Barat. «Harapan Rakyat Online, Apr 15»

Terdapat Cerita Mistik, Sejarah Candi Ronggeng Ciamis Belum …

Candi Ronggeng yang berada di Dusun Kedung Bangkong, RT 31 RW 09, Desa Sukajaya, Kecamatan Pamarican, Kabupaten Ciamis, Jawa Barat. «Harapan Rakyat Online, Mar 15»

Penulis Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk akan Berhenti Menulis?

Tiga penari lengger dari Komunitas tari Wigati Banyumas menampilkan tari tradisional khas banyumas dalam peluncuran buku audio Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk ... «Metro TV News, Mar 15»

Ronggeng Sapu Bersih Kelas Love Bird

Penampilan yang cukup ciamik dipertunjukan Ronggeng Love Bird milik Umar, dengan durasi kerja aktiv serta ekekan yang super panjang berhasil dilantunkan ... «Media BnR, Mar 15»

Misteri Mesin Nyi Ronggeng dan Kamar Mati di Pabrik Tjipetir

Ada mitos yang menyebar dari mulut ke mulut seputar pabrik Tjipetir di Sukabumi, Jawa Barat. Ada kisah mesin Nyi Ronggeng dan Kamar Mati di pabrik Gutta ... «Detikcom, Dec 14»

Beberapa Warga Cari Rezeki dari Ronggeng Monyet

SEEKOR monyet sedang beratrasksi setelah diminta instrukturnya di Alun-alun kota Majalengka, Mingu (30/11/2014). Dari pergelaran ronggeng monyet kru ... «Pikiran Rakyat, Nov 14»