Native name | ᬚᬗᬾᬃ (
Balinese) Tari Janger ( Indonesian) |
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Instrument(s) | Gamelan, Kendhang |
Inventor | Balinese and Osing |
Origin | Indonesia |
Janger dance |
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Burma |
Cambodia |
Indonesia |
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Laos |
Malaysia |
Philippines |
Thailand |
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Vietnam |
Janger ( Balinese: ᬚᬗᬾᬃ) is a traditional Balinese and Osing dance drama performance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali, [1] 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" [2]:97
Janger is a social dance created in the 1920s, though its exact date of origin is unknown [3]:17, 161 I Madé Kredek 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.' [2]:101
Janger is a 'flirtatious youth group dance'; [4]:92 it begins with a tableau vivant and a welcoming song. [3]:161 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, [3]:161 and perform a slower dance with an 'emphasis on fluid, undulating, arm movements' [2]:100 When finished they form two lines of six, with the male dancers 'forming a boundary around the playing area.' [3]:161 This opening is followed by a drama, which usually concerns some sort of domestic theme. [3]:162
Native name | ᬚᬗᬾᬃ (
Balinese) Tari Janger ( Indonesian) |
---|---|
Instrument(s) | Gamelan, Kendhang |
Inventor | Balinese and Osing |
Origin | Indonesia |
Janger dance |
---|
|
Burma |
Cambodia |
Indonesia |
|
Laos |
Malaysia |
Philippines |
Thailand |
|
Vietnam |
Janger ( Balinese: ᬚᬗᬾᬃ) is a traditional Balinese and Osing dance drama performance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali, [1] 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" [2]:97
Janger is a social dance created in the 1920s, though its exact date of origin is unknown [3]:17, 161 I Madé Kredek 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.' [2]:101
Janger is a 'flirtatious youth group dance'; [4]:92 it begins with a tableau vivant and a welcoming song. [3]:161 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, [3]:161 and perform a slower dance with an 'emphasis on fluid, undulating, arm movements' [2]:100 When finished they form two lines of six, with the male dancers 'forming a boundary around the playing area.' [3]:161 This opening is followed by a drama, which usually concerns some sort of domestic theme. [3]:162