''Joged'' dance ( ban, ᬚᭀᬕᬾᬤ᭄) is a style of
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
from the Island of
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
derived from the traditional
Gandrung dance.
The term ''joged'' or ''joget'' is also a common word for
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
in
Indonesia. The dance is typically accompanied by a
gamelan ensemble of bamboo instruments called a
gamelan joged bumbung. Dancers usually wear attire consisting of a
Kebaya and
Sarong Unlike most
Balinese dance, ''joged'' is not a religious and ritual one, it is a secular social dance for entertainment purposes only.
During a ''joged'' performance, a single or several female dancers will perform for usually predominantly male audience to dance with them. Dancers may often invite a spectator to join in the ''joged'' using a fan and
sash.
which unlike many dances has no set moves and is largely improvised. It is considered impolite to refuse such an invitation.
The dance often involves erotic movements and teasing, ranging from humorous to seductive interactions between the dancers with their male counterpart. The more provocative nature that this dance can have was called "
ncompatiblewith the ethics of Balinese culture" by Putu Beratha, head of Bali Province's Cultural Affairs Department, with a youth-led movement ''Stop Joged Jaruh'' attempting to remove recordings of the dance from
YouTube. In 2016 Governor Made Mangku Pastika attempted to ban the dance, calling it "pornographic". In August 2017 the Bali Provincial Government held a ''joged bumbung'' festival to attempt to improve the dance.
The dance is quite comparable with other
Indonesian dance traditions; such as those of
Javanese ''
ronggeng'' and
Sundanese
Sundanese may refer to:
* Sundanese people
* Sundanese language
* Sundanese script
Standard Sundanese script (''Aksara Sunda Baku'', ) is a writing system which is used by the Sundanese people. It is built based on Old Sundanese script (' ...
''
jaipongan''.
See also
*
Balinese dance
*
Dance in Indonesia
References
Dances of Bali
Balinese culture
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