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Folk dance deemed 'too erotic'
8 ImagesAnti-porn law could see a traditional Indonesian folk dance banned.
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Jaipongan dancers cheers for their colleagues during a festival in Bandung on February 22, 2009.Credit:AFP
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The traditional West Java jaipong dance was the first to taste the whip of the controversial anti-porn law passed in December after officials recently criticised it as being too erotic and had seedy origins.Credit:AFP
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West Java governor Ahmad Heryawan reportedly told the dancers to lessen their provocative moves and not let their underarms show, raising the ire of hundreds of dance groups.Credit:AFP
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In support, Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Tifatul Sembiring said the dance had a shady past, further fanning the flames.Credit:AFP
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A beautician applies make up to a "Jaipongan" dancer during a festival in Bandung on February 22, 2009.Credit:AFP
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Dancers perform "Jaipongan" during a festival in Bandung on February 22, 2009.Credit:AFP
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A dancer performs "Jaipongan" during a festival in Bandung on February 22, 2009.Credit:AFP
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Children practice "Jaipongan" dance in Bandung on February 22, 2009.Credit:AFP
