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drummer drums in this dance is not a person who recklessly because he
should be able to adjust to liak - contortion of the body of the dancer
but also have to keep in tune with gising . Therefore , sipenari will not be able to dance well without being accompanied by matching sound with rocking drums . So selarasnya between the sound of drums and sipenari gambyong make these two things can not be separated .dance gambyongDance Gambyong Instruments
Musical instrument or instruments that are typically used to accompany the dance are as follows :
kendhang
gender
successor gender
bonang
kenong
kempul
gong
History of Dance Gambyong
At the beginning of this dance but the dance is also staged street by street dancers commonly referred to as Tledek ( Java Language ) . Tledek the name of this dance is Gambyong , he was very well known in nearly all regions of Surakarta on Pakubowono Sinuhun Period IV ( 1788 s / d 1820 ) . The figure of the dancer who is so very beautiful and of course she can also dance is very beautiful and so lovely and plus it also has a melodious voice , so it can not be denied again he became very famous at that time . And since that's the dance that plays dance dubbed Gambyong .motion Dance
At the center of this dance lies in the overall motion of the legs, arms , body , and head . Head movement and also the hand that once felt so conceptualized is the main characteristic Gambyong dance . Additionally eyes always accompany or follow every movement of your hand by looking at the direction of the fingers of the hand also is very dominant . Besides footwork so harmonious dance tune made gambyong look so very fantastic .
