Lengger and Calung

Traditional arts Lengger-calung grow and thrive in the Banyumas area. As the name implies, dance-calung Lengger consists of Lengger (dancer) and calung (bamboo gamelan), dance movements are very dynamic and lively rhythm calung. Among the typical dance movements include movements Lengger geyol, plait and throwing sampur.


Lengger first dancers are men who dress like women, are now generally beautiful women dancers while her male dancers are just as clown complement serves to enliven the atmosphere, clowns usually comes in mid-show. Number of dancers Lengger between 2 to 4 people, they have to dress in a way that looks very attractive, hair bun head, neck to upper chest are usually open, or scarf usually worn sampur dibahu, wearing cloth / jarit and stagen.

Lengger dancing to the rhythm of a typical Banyumasan agile and dynamic dominated by hip movements that look very adorable. Equipment consists of calung gamelan gambang barung, gambang successor, dhendhem, kenong and gongs are all made of bamboo wulung (black), while the drums or drum drum as usual. In the presentation calung accompanied vocalist better known as sinden. Require a minimum of one group calung 7 members consisting of gamelan and dancers / Lengger.