Gandrung

Banyuwangi is devoted to one type of dance that originated from Banyuwangi word "" Gandrung "" is defined as terpesonanya Blambangan the agrarian society to the Rice Goddess Dewi Sri as bringing prosperity to the people of Banyuwangi Dance Gandrung sung as the embodiment of society gratitude after each harvest. Art is still a genre with such Tap Tilu in West Java, Central Java and Tayub in the western part of East Java, Lengger in Banyumas and Joged tube in Bali, involving a female professional dancers who danced together guests (particularly men) with accompaniment music (gamelan). Gandrung a performing arts are presented with musical accompaniment distinctive blend of Javanese culture and Bali.Tarian done in pairs between the female (dancers crazy) and men (pemaju), known as "Paju" that dominated art form dance with unique orchestration is popular in Banyuwangi region, located on the eastern tip of Java island, and has become the hallmark of the area, to no one if Banyuwangi always identified with infatuated. In fact, Banyuwangi is often called the City of Gandrung and crazy dancer statue can be found in various corners of the region of Banyuwangi. Gandrung often performed at various events, such as marriage, pethik sea, circumcision, seven teens and formal occasions and no other official either at Banyuwangi and other areas. According to custom, full show starting around 21:00 and lasted until mid-morning (around 04.00). According to historical records, the first time devoted danced by the men who dressed as women and, according to Scholte (1927), the main instrument that accompanies the dance is devoted lanang drums. At that time, the violin has been used. However, the infatuated man is slowly disappearing from Banyuwangi circa 1890s, presumably because Islamic teachings forbid all forms of transvestisme or dress up like women. However, dance infatuated men only really disappeared in 1914, after the death of the last dancers, namely Marsan. According to some sources, the birth Gandrung pembabat intended to entertain the forest, accompanied the ceremony have survived, deals with a haunted forest clearing. Devoted to the first woman known in history is devoted to Spring, a little boy who was still ten years old in 1895. According to a credible story, then Semi suffer severe illness. Everything was done the way up to the shaman, but Spring also not go away. So the mother Semi (Mak Midhah) vow like "Kadhung sira sane, sun dhadekaken Seblang, kadhung yo sing sing" (When you recover, I created you in Seblang, if not then it is not so). Apparently, eventually recovered and made the Semi seblang well start a new chapter with ditarikannya infatuated by a woman. Tradition infatuated by this Spring, followed by her younger sister by using first names Gandrung as his stage name. Art is then continued to grow throughout the Banyuwangi and a typical local icon. At first devoted only be danced by the descendants of devoted dancers before, but since the 1970's started a lot of young girls who are not descendants of the study devoted to this dance and make it as a source of livelihood in addition to the increasingly desperate to maintain their existence since the end of the century -20.