The Tari Jayeng Rinengga originally is a male dance, but female dancers also often perform it. In 1998 the choreographer herself came to the Netherlands to teach this particular dance to the dancers of Wisma Ulah Budaya as an example of contemporary Indonesian dance. It was succesfully performed on the stage of the Tong-Tong Fair, under whose auspices this project was executed.
The choreography dates from 1985, but the choreographer is inspired by the hero's of the Pajajaran era at about 1350 AD. The dance shows the warriors of the kingdom of Pajajaran who come home triumphantly from the battlefield. They enter the town on their horseback telling everyone about their unbelievable triumphs. They even demonstrate their technical skills in the martial arts like the pencak silat (a system of self-defence), their capacity with bow and arrow and the use of the lance. The Tari Jayeng Rinengga symbolises the strength of mankind to triumphantly conquer the evilness after a solid physical and mental preparation.