Character Education Values in Wiyata-Di Hanjayeng Bawana Dance: A Semiotic Review

Abstract

Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana dance is one of the socio-cultural cultures that developed in the Yogyakarta State University community and contains character education values. Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana art is a combination of Yogayakarta style dance elements integrated with typical Yogyakarta music by presenting Gati, Ladrang, Slepengan and Ketawang music patterns, in a more dynamic form. Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana dance is developed in the area of Yogyakarta State University by carrying the noble values, vision and mission of UNY which holds the principle of " Being an Advanced, Creative, and Innovative University of Education based on Devotion, Independence and Intellectuality in 2025". This research is intended to reveal about dance performance structure of Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana, symbols and meanings in Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana according to pragmatic semiotics perspective, and character education values in Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana dance. This research used a qualitative ethnographic approach with Rolland Barthes' semiotic theory. This research was conducted in the area of Yogyakarta State University and the Faculty of Language, Arts and Culture UNY by utilising two data sources, which are data This research applied four data collection techniques, namely participatory observation, in-depth interviews, documentation and literature study. The subsequent data processing was carried out with three phases, namely data condensation, data presentation and conclusion extraction. The results of research with the object of Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana Dance can be an aesthetic visualisation of noble values, vision and mission of UNY. The structure of Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana dance performance consists of movement, accompaniment, clothing, property, theme, and creative process. Both dance elements and character values dissected through Rolland Barthes semiotics appear in the Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana dance performance. The character values that exist in Wiyata Di-Hanjayeng Bawana Dance are courage, religiosity, maintaining a noble fighting spirit, humility, honesty, upholding equality, responsible attitude, maintaining local wisdom, solidarity, brotherhood, globally competitive intellect, and sustainable human resource development. All of these character education values are able to be developed for the benefit of cultural locus-based education.