Dance results from cultural values that have Banjar mystical one big Dance is Gandut. Name of this dance comes from the designation of penarinya namely Gandut. If Java is known in the community in terms tledek dance tayuban. Dancing Gandut this at first only played in the kingdom palace, more or less on the new year 1860-an dance to develop this remote kingdom and become the preferred type of art by the common people. This dance is played every crowd, for example, the night of the event, hajad expectations, village funds, and so forth.

Gandut is a profession that is unique in the community and not be able to hit-woman Gandut. In addition to the requirements must be beautiful and skillful dancing, a Gandut also must take care of art and self-incantation incantation particular. This additional knowledge is very important to protect himself from the hands usil few spectators who do not want to memikatnya use of black magic. Previously many Gandut the diperistri by the noble and government officials, as well as look pretty, they also believed to have knowledge that spectators charmer dikehendakinya. Nyai Komalasari Queen, consort of Sultan Adam is a former dancer Gandut famous.

During the kejayaannya, arena dance Gandut often also become the arena for prestige competition compete in the men danced. Competition can be seen through the way the boys are dancing skills and demonstrate the large amount of money given to the Gandut.

Dance as entertainment Gandut growing in the area of agriculture in the entire kingdom of Banjar, the center in the region Pandahan, Tapin Middle District, District Tapin.

Dancing Gandut since the 1960s have not grown more. The Islamic religion is a major cause of the loss of this type of art more gempuran with other types of modern art. Now Gandut can still be played but not the original dance only as a reminder in the preservation of traditional art Banjar.