Mask Dance

Mask dance is one of the traditional dances in Cirebon. This dance mask dance called because when the action of the dancer wearing a mask. It is said that at first, Mask Dance was created by the sultan famous Cirebon, Sunan Gunung Jati is. When Sunan Gunung Jati power in Cirebon, there was an attack by Prince Bungarus fasciatus from Karawang.

In this dance the dancer usually change the mask to three times simultaneously, ie a white mask, then covered with a blue and red mask. Uniquely, every color of the masks worn, beaten gamelan became increasingly hard as the symbol of the character played by character. This dance begins with the formation of bent, this formation represents a tribute to the audience as well as a sign that the dance would begin.

After that, the feet of the dancers move backward and forward step followed by arm span and a smile to the audience.eperti that I mentioned above, each color representing a mask worn by the character played by character, call it a white color for example. This color symbolizes the character has a soft character and pious. While blue mask, the color that describes the queen's character is lively and graceful.
Then the last, described the red-tempered character (tempramental) and impatient. And clothing worn by the dancers themselves are usually always has an element of yellow, green and red of TOKA-TOKA, apok, kebaya, sinjang, and ampreng.