Tari Gambyong

Surakarta city (central java)
Based on history It is said that Gambyong dance was created by pursuant to name of a public road dancer (tledhek) her name is Gambyong, She live during epoch Sinuhun Paku Buwono IV in Surakarta ( 1788-1820). She is known as a pretty beautiful face and have wonderful dancing skill. Not strange,she is famous around Surakarta and then created the name of Dance GambyongThis Dance represent of a kind associations dance in society. This dance have special opening stage, before the show begin always opened by gendhing pangkur. Dance will seen more beautiful if dancer can harmonize the motion with the rhythm of kendang (Javanese drum).
Because,kendang is referred as ordinary of muscle of dance and guide gendhing

During that era, instrument of dance was complete by the bonang and gong or we can said by Gamelan. Gamelan usually consist of gender, router gender, kendang, kenong, kempul, and gong.
All that instrument are brought to many places by shouldered by Gamelan team, playing kendang is not easy as like we see. Because kendang player have to can joint with the supplely of dance and also can unite with the rhythm of gendhing. Dancer and Kendang player may can not be dissociated. Good team work between dancer and kendang player will easy to conduct harmonizes.