Indonesian Culture - Gambyong Dance

Gambyong dance is a dance that is presented to 

welcoming guests or initiate a wedding reception. 

Usually the average dancers are young and flawless 

beautiful. As a performance art, dance gambyong 

presents its own aesthetic nourishment for anyone 

who witnessed so it is suitable to serve 

arts and cultural attractions. 

It is said that dance is created based on the name of a gambyong 

street dancers (tledhek) called the Gambyong the 

live in an era Sinuhun Pakubuwono IV in Surakarta 

(1788-1820). The figure is known as a dancer 

are beautiful and have a dance that is quite beautiful. 

Not surprisingly, he was famous throughout the Surakarta and 

Dance Gambyong created name. 

This dance is a kind of social dances in 

community. Characteristic gambyong dance performances, before 

always opens the piece begins with pickaxe. Dance 

looks beautiful and elegant if the dancer is able 

align with the rhythm of drum motion. Because, drums 

it is commonly called muscle dances and guide piece. 

Aesthetic Value Gambyong Dance 

Gambyong dance has a very strong appeal because 

aesthetic movement-movement that is erotic. Motives 

motion is a motion-motion nonrepresentatif (tan 

wadhag) or motions that are very Stylized 

dance has a broader interpretation guess for 

the audience or the audience. In addition, the motives of motion 

which varies with the tempo and rapid movement 

gambyong makes deft dance more dynamic. Also 

because of specific motifs that dance movement 

caused by the demands to be able to create the impression 

erotic dance to make the presentation interesting to gambyong 

enjoyed by the audience or the audience. 

Dance lady dance gambyong as has regulation- 

regulation in its motion so that the implementation of privacy 

movement seems limited. This is done so that the nature 

subtle femininity can always be maintained or 

highlighted. In a rare burst of dancing women 

emotions, but must always be gentle, refined, and polite. 

Her nature and lofty ideal is always respected 

with a fine art expression. Therefore, no 

there is a higher arm motion of the shoulder, not 

ever jumping motion, and the thighs are always tight. 

Torso shape (body) of women who refined and flexibility 

limbs perfecting feminine lines 

becomes very beautiful. This can be achieved by instinct 

and manners are refined. 

The development of dance gambyong not be separated from the value 

expressing aesthetic flexibility, softness, and 

agility women. Aesthetic value is contained in 

harmony and the harmony between movement and rhythm, 

especially between the motion and rhythm of drums. Synergism 

between movement and rhythm makes this dance gambyong 

appear more sigrak (agile). Aesthetic value of dance 

gambyong will occur if the dancers are also animates and 

able to express with the prefect so that it appears 

expression of the erotic-sensual dance.

Posted in: Culture