Gandrung
gandrung javanese ꦒꦤ꧀ꦝꦿꦸꦁ osing gandrong balinese ᬕᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬸᬂ petjo gandroeng traditional dance indonesia gandrung many variation popular bali lombok eastern java among balinese sasak javanese especially osing javanese popular variation gandrung banyuwangi region eastern peninsula java thus city often referred kota gandrung city gandrung originally ritual dance dedicated goddess rice fertility dewi sri currently performed social dance courtship love communal social event tourist attraction gandrung sewu festival held banyuwangi annually gandrung derives name javanese word love theorized dance originated ritual dance express people affection rice goddess dewi sri trance kind fertility dance however lost ritual connotation especially among muslim javanese sasak dance evolved social dance describing girl looking love companion dance thus deritualized mostly lost connection rice goddess gandrung usually performed allnight performance begin sometime around pm end dawn also commonly performed tourist attraction example bali grajagan bay banyuwangi also performed social dance communal social event circumcision wedding gandrung main dancer usually unmarried girl transvestite simply boy playing role female dancer dancer dressed traditional costume fan shawl ornamental headgear often one gandrung dancer performance gandrung usually start dancer side stage surrounded gamelan ensemble music start dancer begin dancing hip thrust move center stage gandrung spot audience member wish dance throw shawl bring stage dancer audience member dance together one gandrung dancer performance dancer choose different partner dance audience member danced gandrung usually give small amount money token appreciation gandrung also performed dance courtship love girl boy central eastern lombok usually performed outdoors young men woman village everyone standing around circle similar dance known throughout indonesian archipelago ronggeng tayuban east central java jaipongan west java banten joged jakarta dance performed tune traditional ensemble similar gamelan often composed two violin gendangs bonang gong gamelan xylophone gambang singer also present sing accompanying song gandrung performance village banyuwangi bali lombok sometimes gandrung music ensemble variation ensemble composition exist different area gandrung performed music described vibrant earthy recorded several anthropologist javanese dance pajoge