Welcome Our Brother Barongsai!!
Dudy Novriansyah
Tuesday, 5 April 2016 − 17:03 WIB
JAKARTA - 2016 could be the year that is quite important for Lion Dance (Barongsai). For the first time, Lion Dance will be included in the form of an exhibition at the National Sports Week (PON) XIX 2016 in West Java, September.
"Yes, I heard that. DKI has also been prepared athletes to participate," said a member of the Partnership Sector KONI Jakarta, Tessa Mariska, recently.
Albert Hendra Lukman, adviser Barongsai HTT also explained some time ago, the association incorporated in Indonesia Lion Dance Sport Federation (FOBI) for the first time are eligible to show in an exhibition match in PON XIX 2016.
With the establishment of FOBI in 2014, Lion Dance was already not just a spectacle at a time when the Chinese event, but also as a sport that can be contested. In Lion Dance the match, determining the winners do with the judging system, assessment, ranging from horses, the expression of the head, the harmony of music with head movements.
"This Barongsai pure sport and has been officially recognized KONI at the end of 2014. Originally, this Barongsai playing on a wooden pole with a height of 80 centimeters to 2.8 meters. The target, in PON 2020 has officially become a sport and competed, the future will enter SEA Games and Olympics," said Jacky Sjarif, the group management barongsai Ha Hong Kong.
Congratulations to Lion Dance which soon competed in in exhibition at PON XIX 2016 came from of Pencak Silat Pagar Nusa, Peguron Sapujagad.
"Welcome to our brother Barongsai! Same with the martial arts, Lion Dance will show how diverse the sport and culture of this country. This is very positive. Rightly Lion Dance embraced. Same with Tioghoa ethnic in Indonesia is getting recognition," said Chairman of the Pencak Silat Pagar Nusa, Peguron Sapujagad, Dimas Cokro.
He added, after a later entry in the exhibition at PON XIX 2016, relevant parties should continue to perform the development and introduction of this branch in order to increase the interest of prospective young athletes.
