Banyuwangi Graceful Charm

Banyuwangi Regency, East JavaProvince - Indonesia is famous for its Gandrung dance, it has many other types of dance. Starting from the oldest danceto the latest are briefly described below.

1.  Gandrung Dance

Dance from Banyuwangi this one has become a symbol of the city of Banyuwangi until Banyuwangi often calledas the City Gandrung. Gandrung Dance isa celebration of dance inspired by the charm of the harvest goddess Dewi Sri, who consideredRice and Prosperity. At first dance is performed by mendressed like women.But now the womendancers who are still active. This is because the decision of the scholars' that prohibits mendress and behave like women. But that has now become an icon of Banyuwangiis Gandrung wadonDance or Gandrung Women Dance.

2.  Seblang Dance

Seblang dance is dance Gandrungembryo creation. Danceis still preservedtwo villages in Banyuwangi, the Village Oleh Sari and Village Bakungan. Two of these villages have a common implementation, the dancerwas a woman when dancing entered the spirits of ancestors. But these villagesalso have some differences in implementation details. Village Oleh Sarichose a small woman dancer who has notgrown-up. While in the village Bakungan dancers areolder women and no longer having periods (menopause). Execution time is also different, if the Village OlehSari implement inone week after the Eid al-Fitr, the village Bakunganexecute one week after the Eid al-Adha.

3.  Erek-Erek Dance

Banyuwangi this one dance is a dance that tells the system how young men and women begin an affair. Beginning with a look, arrange a special meeting to lead to a more serious relationship.

4.  Santri Mulih Dance

This dance is a dance of Banyuwangi is quite new. This dance was created by Mr. Sumitro or commonly called Kang Mitro, founder and leader of the Jingga Putih Dancing.This dance was created in 2008. While the themeis taken is the story of the students studying at boarding school and eventually returned to the house and mingle back with the community.

5.  Barong Banyuwangi

Banyuwangi dance that is usually performedin a custom event"Barong Ider Earth" held yearly in the village Kemiren, Banyuwangi. Custom event is believed to be refusedcustody. The convoy barong was paraded around the village. Behindseven older women who took ubo rampe (ritual tools) and five female carriers of yellow rice and money Rp 99,900.-

6.  Bayu Puput Dance

Puput Bayu Dance is a dance Banyuwanginuanced war. PuputBayu is the harshestwar in Banyuwangiamong  the native of Blambangan city and Dutch VOC. This war packaged in a dance called "Puput Bayu Dance".

Similarly, some dance Banyuwangi which is one of the cultural diversity of Indonesian culture today.