Didi Nini Thowok from Yogyakarta Traditional Dance Choreographer

Until 1995, the dancer Didik Nini Thowok already has 19 teachers. Men born in Waterford, Central Java, at least have been studied to 23 people. He noted first learned to dance Java in 1966 at the age of 12 years, guided by Sumiasih. At the age of 15, she studied Balinese dance by Ketoprak player who is also a barber named Soegiyanto.

After studying at ASTI Yogyakarta, now ISI, Educate, such as thirst to learn dance to the maestro. He then studied to Ni Ketut Sudjani, I Gusti Gde Raka, Rasimoen, Sawitri, Ni Ketut Reneng, Kamini, Bagong Kussudiardjo, Bray Yodonegoro, Sangeeta, Richard Emmert, Sadamu Omura, Jetty Roels, Gojo Masanosuke, and some names of other maestros of the various countries. No wonder the first son of this Suminah Hadiprayitno and religious master of dance, mainly based on tradition. Interestingly, since he soared through the dance Nini Thowok, Educate decided to continue to dance dance dance-comedy princess with a thick color. Practically since then, perhaps Educate the only man who is very serious dancer dances to his daughter.

When he began to frequently go abroad, in 2000, becoming known the term cross-gender, an identification of a capability that crosses the boundaries of sexuality. In March 2003, he joined in the show entitled Impersonators, The Female Role Players in the Asian Dance and Theater in Tokyo, Japan. In a show sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Educate joined the dancers cross the gender of Japan, India, and China.

Nini Thowok name actually comes from a choreography that was created Bekti Budi Hastuti 1975, that no other senior ASTI Educate in Yogyakarta. In this dance, he served as an old shaman woman named Nini Thowok, that every time ketiban calamity such as loose bun and then installed again. And that's part of the dance. Since then Educate aware that he was more suited to dance dance-dance woman with style comedy. Students then danced this work from campus to campus to the point that he was known as Didik Nini Thowok.

He himself then gave birth humorous works such as dance Dwimuka 1987, 1987 White Horse dance, dance Dwimuka Jepindo 1999, 1988 Nopeng Mask dance, Mask dance stinky chortle ditahun 1980, and hundreds of other works. His work is still often he brought up sekarangtari Dwimuka still invite click amazed to movements and doings of the behavior of the characters who played Educate on stage. In 1980 Educate established dance studio called Natya Lakshita which meant that characterized dance.

In the year 1999, Educate never ditanggap by a hotel in Yogyakarta to dance. That's when he first stage in unison with Nini Thowok original art from Purworejo. "This use nyurup all. Horror as well, because there must be dukunnya to summon the spirit to enter into the doll, "she said. Students then sang Java Nini Thowok inviting spirit. In a chance conversation with a group of Purworejo, Educate told that the correct word is actually Nini Towong. Nini mean girls, the word comes from ngento towong-ento which means like, and wong it people. So the female dolls that resemble human beings. "But so be it, I have for years used Nini Thowok, later replaced Thowong even if possessed," said Didik.

Sign in ASTI in 1974. Yet the ideals of the traffic system beginning painter. "I'm going to college in ASRI Yogyakarta, but my father went bankrupt. His father working as a collector of the skin. Sign in ASRI that many ordinary need to buy equipment. Since I've danced since childhood and became a dance teacher when completed high school, I go to the ASTI, "said Didik.

In December 2004, Educate Cross Gender Festival held in Yogyakarta. He invited the dancers from Japan, India, and China. Activity was filled with an exhibition of paintings and miniature items Didik Nini Thowok private collections.

On January 31 until February 17, 2004, he was in Tokyo, Japan. February 19, 2004 in San Francisco, USA. 29 March until 3 April 2004 in Washington, the United States passed on to Vancouver, Canada, and then after returning to the Fatherland. June 2004 he was in Berlin, Germany and September 2004 to Barcelona, Spain and several cities in the UK. The whole trip was spent to give an appreciation of what he field, cross gender.