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GAMBANG DANCE MOVEMENT ANALYSIS

The Gambang dance will be followed after the Anak Menora dance with musical accompaniment
through instrumental Gambang songs without continuous singing in the same circle.

Figure 1.13
Motive Movements of Hand and Foot Positions Based on Vertical Perspective Through the Performance
Structure of Gambang Dance.

GAMBANG DANCE

HAND POSITION FOOT POSITION

DAUN SIRIH BERJALAN

LAYAR SIRIH BERJALAN

SUSUN SIRIH DUDUK LUTUT TUNGGAL

TELAPAK DUA DUDUK LUTUT TUNGGAL

LENGGANG MENAPAK DUDUK LUTUT TUNGGAL

LENGGANG MENAPAK BERJALAN (PUSING)

DAYUNG BERDIRI

LAYAR SIRIH KIRAT PUSING

LIMBAI MENAPAK BERDIRI

Based on Figure 1.13 is an arrangement and sequence of Gambang Dance movements after the
Anak Menora Dance movement is performed. After the movement motif of the hand position of Telapak
Dua with the movement motif of the foot position of Duduk Lutut Tunggal, the Gambang Dance begins
with the movement motif of the hand position of Daun Sirih and Layar Sirih along with the movement
motif of the foot position of Berjalan in a circle or spiral formation. Followed again with the movement
motif of Susun Sirih hand position and the motif of movement of the leg position of Duduk Lutut Tunggal.

The Gambang dance can be detected through specific hand and foot position movements, which
are the Daun Sirih and Layar Sirih hand position movement motifs, along with the movement of the
Berjalan foot position motifs. The dancer begins the dance by bringing both hands together in front of the

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