( ban, ᬚᬗᬾᬃ) is a traditional
Balinese and
Osing Osing may refer to:
*the Osing people
*the Osing dialect
The Osing language (Osing: ''Basa Using''; id, Bahasa Osing), locally known as ''the language of Banyuwangi'', is the language of the Osing people of East Java, Indonesia.
Some Osing ...
dance drama performance originated from the Indonesian island of
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
, and commonly performed by
Balinese in Bali as well as Osing people in the easternmost region of
Java. The term roughly translates to '"infatuation," with a connotation of someone who is ''madly'' in love”
History
''Janger'' is a social dance created in the 1920s, though its exact date of origin is unknown
claims it 'originated in the village of Menyali, North Bali and the songs featured in it were those of the horse drivers in the area.'
Performance
''Janger'' is a 'flirtatious youth group dance';
it begins with a
tableau vivant and a welcoming song.
This is followed by 12 male dancers (''kecak'') who perform an elaborate routine; when finished, they sit in two rows of six facing each other, and a female group (''janger'') enters and sings a traditional folk song,
and perform a slower dance with an 'emphasis on fluid, undulating, arm movements'
When finished they form two lines of six, with the male dancers 'forming a boundary around the playing area.'
This opening is followed by a drama, which usually concerns some sort of domestic theme.
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Jonge Balinese danseres TMnr 10004700.jpg, ''Janger'' dancers
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Jangir danseressen Bali TMnr 60018422.jpg, ''Janger'' performance
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Janger dans TMnr 60026968.jpg, ''Janger'' performance, back view
See also
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Gandrung
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Kecak
''Kecak'' (pronounced ("kechak"), alternate spellings: ''kechak'' and ''ketjak''), known in Indonesian as ''tari kecakilolahhe'', is a form of Balinese Hindu dance and music drama that was developed in the 1930s in Bali, Indonesia. Since its ...
References
Balinese culture
Dances of Bali
Theatre in Indonesia
Traditional drama and theatre of Indonesia
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