Bubuka dance creative space workshop is a partnership event organized by CIOFF Indonesia and Galleri Indonesia Kaya. This is th 6th workshop organized by Galeri Indonesia Kaya and CIOFF Indonesia throughout 2016. The event lasted for five days, from 26 to 31 July 2016 at Galeri Indonesia Kaya, Grand Indonesia. Bubuka means “opening”, it’s a dance created from the music of Samba Sunda, West Java. This dance tells a story of teenagers, their energy, spirit and expression. Bubuka dance is a mixture of two cultural elements from Sunda (Jaipong) and Bali dance.

Bubuka Dance Workshop were attended by 23 participants divided into two sessions, 15 participants in the first session and 18 participants in the second session. Each session lasts for two hours, the first session runs from 16:00 to 18:00 pm and the second session runs from 19:00 -21.00. At the end of the workshop, all 23 participants are joined together to perform at the opening of the event organized by Galeri Indonesia Kaya.

This event is open to the public and can be attended by anyone from the beginner to expert dancer. For those who never dance before or have naever learned bubuka dance, don’t worry. Why? Because all the participants will be taught the basic movement by CIOFF Indonesia coach. They were trained on basic knowledge of dancing, such as direction, degrees, and the used of space before going to the core of the dance movements. The participants can master the dance in less than 5 days. In addition to learning dance movements, the participants also presented with an explanation of CIOFF Indonesia and bubuka dance history.

At first the participants had difficulty in learning the dance because not all participants have the basic dancing knowledge, and some of them had never dance before. Rosmala Sari Dewi, the Bubuka dance coach said that Bubuka dance had a high level of difficulty especially for those who do not have basic dancing knowledge. Although it is difficult, the participants were in the high spirit and motivation to study every moves, especially to perform at the final day of the workshop. The participants were exhausted and nearly given up. How come? Because they are required to memorize and mastering the dance within 5 days. However, their spirit and enthusiasm enable them to master the dance and amaze the audience by their performance. Of course this is also thanks to the  patience and skill CIOFF Indonesia coaches. With only 5 days of practice they were able to show a great performance. This proves the CIOFF Indonesian totality in preparing and organize an activity.

This activity has been covered by the Galeri Indonesia Kaya. They interview and recorded the Bubuka Dance performed by the CIOFF Indonesia choreographer, Rosmala Sari Dewi. The video of the perfromance was uploaded on the Galeri Indonesia Kaya Youtube channel.

Written by : Alvita Rassya

Edited and published by : Gayatri Larasati & Ghina Aulia Megaputri