JOGI DANCE ON LONG ISLAND, BATAM CITY IN 1980-2022

Abstract

Jogi dance has its own characteristics that distinguish it from other dances. In the Jogi dance, it does not use counting, but only relies on musical cues which indicate that there will be certain movements next. This is certainly different from dances in general which always use a count in every movement. The purpose of this research is to find out the history of Jogi dance on Panjang Island, Batam City and the development of Jogi dance on Panjang Island, Batam City in 1980-2022. This type of research is qualitative research using historical methods and cultural studies approaches. The types of data in this study consist of primary data sources and secondary data sources. Primary data sources were obtained from interviews and journals related to Jogi dance while secondary data sources were from literature and internet articles related to Jogi dance. The research method uses historical methods consisting of heuristics, verification (source criticism), interpretation and historiography. The results of this study explain that: 1) The history of the Jogi dance on Panjang Island, Batam City, begins with the dance performed by women at parties such as weddings which is then called the Jogi dance; 2) The development of the Jogi dance on Panjang Island in Batam City in 1980-2022 began in the 1980s the Jogi dance had begun to be danced from one island to another to fill weddings, the Jogi dance was at its peak during the leadership of Nyat Kadir then the development of the Jogi dance began to decline along with the end of Nyat Kadir's leadership until now the Jogi dance has rarely been performed.