Monday 6 February 2012

Jangger Dance, Social Dance in Bali

Jangger dance is a type of social dances (social dance), especially for young people who are very popular in Bali, Indonesia, performed by about 12 people of male and female dancers. During the last dance of the female dancers (jangger) and a group of male dancers (Kecak) dancing and singing shouted that in general the songs are excited according to the nature of their lives.


The emergence of dance in Bali Jangger estimated xx century, is the development of dance Sangyang. While kecak an outgrowth of the women's choir. The plays are usually performed in jangger include, Arjuna Wiwaha, Sunda Upasunda and others.

Jangger dance can be found almost all over Bali, it's just that each region has its own variation according to local tastes. In the area of ​​Tabanan, dance performances Jangger comes with war (dressed as a Dutch army general motion with motion improvisation, sometimes give the command to Jangger or Kecak dancers).

In the village of Metra Bangli, there are Jangger dance at the end of the show the dancers possessed. In the village of Sibang Badung, there Jangger dance accompanied by "Gong Gambelan Kebyar", locals named Jangger Gong. Some "sekaa jangger" who are still active are: Jangger Kedaton Denpasar, Jangger Peliatan, while the gamelan (Balinese traditional music) that was used to accompany dance Jangger called Batal (Tetamburan) equipped with "Gender Wayang".