Nama: Brilyan Raditia P.

Kelas/NIM: THP-C/161710101040

Gandrung Dance

Gandrung dance is the art of performing a dance that originated in Banyuwangi, East
Java. This dance emerged as the embodiment of the gratitude of the community at any
harvest runs out. Gandrung is still a genre with the Ketuk Tilu from West Java, the Tayub of
Central Java, and East Java to the West. A form of art that dominated the dance with typical
orchestration is popular in the region of Banyuwangi is located at the eastern end of the island
of Java.

The first time the gandrung dance performed by the men, who were dressed like women. The
main instruments that accompany the gandrung dance this is the kendang. At that time, the
violin has been used. The dancers male gradually begin to disappear from Banyuwangi
starting in 1890. Allegedly vanished due to the teachings of Islam prohibits men dressing
up like women. Actually, gandrung dance men really disappeared in 1914, after the death
of the last dancers, namely Marsan. Marsan is a dancer gandrung Banyuwangi
are still tough in the face of fierce currents of globalization, popularized through electronic
media and print media. Banyuwangi city government began to require every student from
elementary school to high school for joined to extracurricular Arts Banyuwangi.

Since 2000, the interests of artists and cultural arts council of Blambangan. Gandrung dance,
in the view of this group was art the countaining the values of historys community Oesing the
continuous deprees structrually as well as culturally. In the other words, Gandrung dance is a
form of cultural resistance Oesing community.

Further development, gandrung dance Banyuwangi tourism official mascot and woke the
gandrung sculptures displayed in various corners of the city and villages. The City
Government also supports the promotion of Banyuwangi gandrung dance to be staged in
some places like Surabaya, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Japan.