Indonesian dancers keep the beat for ancient drag tradition

Indonesian dancers keep the beat for ancient drag tradition

Indonesian dancer Rianto moves gracefully in front of a crowd of thousands in the capital Jakarta, whipping his orange sash and in full make-up as he performs a centuries-old folk dance frowned upon by conservatives."Lengger is still looked down on and negatively stigmatised," 42-year-old dancer and choreographer Rianto told AFP.
"People still see men dancing as going against the norm," said Rianto, who like many Indonesians has one name.

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