This dance is one of the single dance type danced by a woman. This dance tells about a story of disguise of a girl by using costume like a man. The purpose of this girl to have disguise that is because once upon a time a girl did not allow to go outside her house by alone in the night. Because of the girl just finished implementing her duty in kingdom, and intended to go home, hence this girl were doing a disguise as man in order able to go outside and walk around in public road as like a man.
This Mergapati dance has a simple costume, like as male dancer costume in general. Color combination with cloth basic colored in sharp dark, represents dominant part of color feature loved by men. Age development to a more modern, costume of this dance is given colorful touch that will make this costume more interesting and nice to be seen.
Composition of this Mergapati dance as single dance also is very simple. Started with walking movement to stage, get around and eventually movement composition is centered to a point. On this composition point, a dancer can not turn around body to back, because on this composition a dancer can focus sight to front (audiences).
This Mergapati dance has a simple costume, like as male dancer costume in general. Color combination with cloth basic colored in sharp dark, represents dominant part of color feature loved by men. Age development to a more modern, costume of this dance is given colorful touch that will make this costume more interesting and nice to be seen.
Composition of this Mergapati dance as single dance also is very simple. Started with walking movement to stage, get around and eventually movement composition is centered to a point. On this composition point, a dancer can not turn around body to back, because on this composition a dancer can focus sight to front (audiences).
