[1][2] Lengger dance is a folk art that has existed and developed for a long time in the agrarian society of Banyumas.

Previously, Lengger lanang was considered to have magical-religious elements which were originally staged as a form of community gratitude in a ceremony after the harvest.

Even so, the Lengger lanang dance is currently often stigmatized by society and is considered to spread LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) values in Indonesia.

There is also a mention that the traditional art originated from Mataram and entered the Kalibagor area, Banyumas in 1755.

Where it is sounded simultaneously by men, for women to perform spontaneous movements by waving their hands to the right and left to ward off animals by following the music.

Basically, the people in the past did not have special skills, such as what Lengger called Ana Celeng Gawe Geger.

At the head using a Javanese bun with simple jewelry, namely a comb made of buffalo horn that looks like a sirkam.