Sanggar tari didik nini thowok biography

Javanese dancer (born 1954)

Didik Hadiprayitno (born 13 November 1954), born Kwee Tjoen An, better known by his stage nameDidik Nini Thowok, is an Indonesian dancer who always impersonates women during his performances of traditional Javanese dance and Balinese dance.

As he has studied dance in several countries, including Indonesia, India, Japan, and Spain, he often incorporates styles from many cultures in his dances.^[1] He is of mixed Chinese-Javanese descent.

Early life

Kwee Tjoen An^[1] was born in Temanggung Regency, Central Java, the only son and one of five children of a Chinese Indonesian father in the leather business and a Javanese mother.

Sanggar tari didik nini thowok biography

His Chinese side of family had lived in Java for many generations. His paternal grandfather went to Chinese temples, his paternal grandmother was a Christian, and his mother was originally a Muslim. Kwee Tjoen An was always raised a Christian.

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