Belenggo Betawi dance has several names. Like Blenggo, Belenggo Tambourine, Belenggo Tambourine and Belenggo Ajeng. Blenggo or Belenggo Rebana is a typical Betawi dance that is full of Islamic nuances. The word "blenggo" comes from the word "lenggak-lenggok", which is a movement that is commonly performed in dance. Among the Betawi people themselves, there is the term "diblenggoin" which means movement accompanied by dance. Initially, this art was not called Blenggo Dance but only "Blenggoin".

According to the Betawi Cultural Congress book published by the DKI Jakarta Tourism and Culture Office (2011), the dance was renamed on the advice of the former governor of Jakarta, Ali Sadikin. The legendary governor suggested that the name of the Blenggo art be changed to Blenggo Dance, which is also a differentiator from other Betawi dances. Based on the accompanying music, Blenggo Dance is divided into Blenggo Rebana which uses Rebana Biang as its accompaniment music, and Blenggo Ajeng Betawi or Blenggo Ajeng which uses Gamelan Ajeng music as accompaniment.

The Blenggo Rebana dance begins with the Rebana Biang game which is usually performed after reciting the Koran to fill spare time. Tambourine itself is an Islamic performing art influenced by Middle Eastern culture. The Blenggo Rebana dance initially only functioned as a bridesmaid's dance with its doorstop custom, but later developed into an offering dance to welcome dignitaries and as an entertainment dance.

Male dancers perform the Blenggo Rebana dance by moving their hands while squatting or half sitting with a silat movement pattern. The steps are rather short, barely lifted and the posture is slightly bent, then turns in a narrow circle to the left. The attitude of the hands resembles the movement of the Piring dance from West Sumatra, namely one hand upwards outwards, while the other hand downwards towards the inside. The style of bowing and lowering the legs until the body is slightly bent contains the value that in life we ​​must always be polite and humble, not arrogant or proud. Blenggo or Belenggo Rebana dance at first glance looks easy but it requires a deeper understanding of the movements of the pencak silat, as well as appreciation to combine the movements mastered with the rhythm of the music.

The initial movement of Belenggo Dance is called engklek and taben which is a gesture of respect or greeting. The next steps in a row are the pengkor road, surfing mincik, jelumul domblang, pesong road, seliwa, aba-aba gembrong, slashing tide, and the six-five pancer exiled street silat closed with the gedang hammer taben silat. The final movement is the same as the initial movement, namely taben or greeting, only the position is standing. The Blenggo Rebana dance does not have a standard, either movement patterns or floor patterns, because the movements will always differ from one dancer to another, depending on the background of the dancer's mastery of silat. But overall there are four core movements in the Blenggo Rebana Dance, namely: (1) The first movement is the "greeting" movement which symbolizes safety, peace, tranquility, and security. The body position is half bent forward like the "ruku" movement in prayer with both hands joined as a symbol of respect; (2) The second movement is still with a slightly bent and low body posture with the movement of the legs being raised slightly short while both hands are moved alternately. This gesture is a symbol of modesty; (3) The third movement is to turn in a narrow circle to the left, still with the same posture and the same hand and foot movements. The dance movement that rotates to the left is interpreted as "thawaf" such as when performing the Hajj or Umrah in Islam; (4) The fourth movement is a closing greeting similar to the first movement.

Meanwhile, the Rebana Biang, which is the musical instrument for the Belenggo or Blenggo Dance, consists of (1) Rebana Gendung. It measures 21 cm in diameter (bottom) and 32 cm (top), 10 cm high, 2 cm thick, and weighs 1 kg. There are three sounds produced, namely teng, dung, and sir. The player is in a sitting position, the legs are bent with the knees above, then the tambourine is propped up against the feet, held by the toes so that it doesn't wobble when hit; (2) Kotek Tambourine. It measures 22 cm in diameter (bottom) and 42 cm (top), 10 cm high, 2.5 cm thick, and weighs 1.5 kg. The sound produced and how to play it is the same as the Rebana Gendung; (3) Rebana Biang. Diameter 27 cm (bottom) and 80 cm (top), 16 cm high, 3 cm thick, and weighs 2.5 kg. The resulting sound is teng, piung, dung. The player sits with the legs bent, bringing the soles of the feet together, then the Rebana Biang is clamped with the soles of the feet so that the sound comes out good. But there is also a way of sitting by bending the legs and the Rebana Biang is supported on the left leg. The Islamic song played during the Blenggo Rebana Dance performance is a song of application to Allah SWT along with praise to the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Such as Shollu'ala madanil faith, An-Nabi ya man hadhor, Shollu Robbuna, Alfa Shollu, and Sholawat Badr. Apart from Islamic songs, Betawi songs are also played, including Chick, Sangrah, Sirih Kuning, Jali-jali, and Ondel-ondel.

The costumes of Blenggo Rebana dancers are the same as those of the music players because the dancers are also music players who alternately appear as one or two people. The shirts worn are adapted to Betawi traditional clothes and Islamic clothes in white or black, usually white robes, taqwa clothes (sadariah or koko), suits, or tong suits. Subordinates in the form of trousers (‘pantalons’), black pantyhose, or batik pants. The poleng sarong as a Betawi identity is worn on the shoulders or worn around the waist to partially cover their pants, and on their heads, they wear a black cap, red cap, or hajj hat. Another accessory is the Hajj buckle to hold the stomach while performing silat movements, as well as to hold the pants from dropping.