Java dances are usually accompanied by Gamelan musical instruments. Except for the dance that performs the struggle between justice and evil, the general rhythm is leisurely and slow, and the movements are mainly displayed by two wrists and fingers. When performing, the dancers maintain a semi-squatting posture or a straight upper body posture, with a serious and simple expression, and there is no expression of emotions. The dancers' feelings are only reflected by the movements of wrists and fingers and music, which is very delicate and euphemistic, and the dance rhythm is leisurely. During the performance, the dancer gently clips the drooping silk scarf with her fingers and then flicks it out to make the dance more beautiful and moving.

The famous Java dance is Thoreau Palace Dance-Slimbi Dance. Originally, only members of the royal family were qualified to enjoy this dance, and later it gradually became popular in the society. According to the number of participants and the different performances and lyrics, there are several kinds of slinby dances. The most common slinby dance is mainly based on the historical stories of Java. The performers are four girls, and the dancers are a group of two. They all wear gorgeous light-colored national costumes, shiny headdresses and long golden fingernails, and dance with the accompaniment of Gamelan instruments. Generally speaking, the performance lasts for about an hour. Although there are sometimes fighting scenes in the performance, on the whole, the actors' dancing has always maintained the gentle and elegant characteristics of Java dance.

Bertaya dance is also a famous dance in Java. As a palace dance, Bertaya dance was deeply influenced by the prevailing religious culture at that time. This dance is basically the same as Slimbi dance in performance content and dance posture, and is usually performed by nine girls. The number nine is very sacred in Indian culture. For Javanese who were deeply influenced by Indian teachings, the number nine has supernatural power, and they believe that "nine" can bring benefits to life. Therefore, this dance is undoubtedly entrusted with people's longing and expectation for a better life. At present, this dance has also become an ornamental cultural program.

There is also a popular folk dance in Central Java and East Java, which is performed by a single person and imitates horse riding. The dancer is male, and the props are flat bamboo horses made of bamboo. In order to be beautiful and realistic, the bamboo horses are generally painted black or brown, and the dancers whip the horses to perform the scene of galloping horses in a vigorous and beautiful dance.

The dance in West Java belongs to the Sunda nationality, which is more diverse and compact than the dances in Central Java and East Java in terms of plot, costumes and actors' action expressions, which is related to the fact that West Java is more influenced by foreign cultures. Its main dance is Caipeng 'an dance, which is a classical dance of the Sunda people in West Java. This dance has selected some Indonesian martial arts movements, and the actors are generally women, which has the characteristics of gentleness and elegance. Together with martial arts movements, it can be called softness and rigidity. The slinby dance of the Sunda nationality reflects the story in Wow Yang Shadow Play. The popular dances in West Java include peacock dance and Butterfly Dance, which show the colorful proud as a peacock and the gorgeous butterflies. The actors' soft and charming images make the audience pleasing to the eye and get a good spiritual enjoyment.

The Javanese also have a very famous ecstasy dance. The rich musical elements and diversified social functions of dance make it full of religious ceremony. Although the Javanese are followers of Islam, it does not hinder their combination with other religious beliefs. The folk dance full of traditional Javanese religious meanings just sparks a new spark between the collision of beliefs and becomes one of the most popular dance forms for Javanese people, while the music uses traditional Indonesian Gameland, Islamic religious singing and chanting and various Javanese pop music. It can not only protect the traditional Java culture, but also meet the needs of modern society and culture. As a religious ceremony, the dance has the functions of folk medical treatment and entertainment, and even because of the love and recognition of the masses, it has been strongly supported by government departments. There are some regional differences among Javanese, but the dance structure and content are roughly the same, which can be generally divided into seven parts: worship, opening dance, symbolic worship, launching ceremony, lost soul ceremony, protection worship and closing ceremony.