This is a court dance where the dancers represent young princesses showing their complex gracious movements, alternating with the more expressive movements and rhythm that represent make-up and applying clothing. One can find the elements from other cultures that influence Javanese dancing culture. These are, for example, the deep knee bowed position and the fluid changes of weight from the Chinese Tai Chi and Japanese Aikido movement. The gracious and expressive arm-hand movements are based on the old Indian dance art.
