Gambyong Dance is likened to a rice goddess (Dewi Sri) who is dancing. Therefore, in the past, this dance was used for agricultural ritual ceremonies in order to get rice fertility and a bountiful harvest.
In its development, Gambyong Dance has been appointed as an entertainment to enliven wedding receptions, to welcome guests of honor or statehood.
Characteristics of Gambyong Dance
The special characteristics of Gambyong Dance include:
- The clothes used are shades of yellow and green as a symbol of prosperity and fertility.
- Before the dance begins, it always opens with a Pangkur gendhing.
- Movement techniques, dance accompaniment rhythms and kendhangan patterns are able to display flexible dance characters, kenes, kewes, and tregel.
Gambyong Dance Movements
The Gambyong Dance movement consists of three parts, namely the beginning, content, and end. The uniqueness of Gambyong dance lies in the movements that focus on the legs, arms, body, and also the head.
Movements accompany or follow every movement of the hand by looking at the direction of the fingers. Every movement even goes hand in hand with the singing of the music performed.
The opening of the dance is also accompanied by pangkur gendhing. Then, this rhythm makes the movement technique performed by the dancers with suppleness, kenes, kewes, and tregel.
Usually the Gambyong Dance dancers are equipped with buns and kembens. Even so, their appearance is still elegant and shows a graceful expression.
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