Karya Tari Lanji merupakan sebuah karya yang berangkat dari fenomena perjalanan hidup anak pekerja seks komersial, dimana dia mengalami keputusasaan yang disebabkan oleh pembulian verbal dari masyarakat karena ibunya yang merupakan seorang pekerja seks komersial. Pada akhirnya dia putus asa dan memutuskan untuk menjadi pekerja seks komersial seperti ibunya. Pada karya tari ini memiliki dua fokus yaitu fokus isi dan bentuk. Fokus isi berupa keputusasaan yang dialami anak pekerja seks komersial sedangkan fokus bentuk disajikan dalam bentuk tari dramatik. Urgensi pada karya tari ini sebagai media refleksi dan informatif. Ketertarikan penulis terhadap karya ini ingin mengungkap dampak dari pembullyan verbal yang berpengaruh terhadap individu yang terlibat. Keunikan dari karya tari ini yaitu keputusasaan  yang  dirasakan  anak  dari  pekerja  seks komersial   yang   berbeda   dengan   keputusasaan   pada umumnya. Karya tari ini ditujukan kepada penonton untuk mengungkapkan keputusasaan anak pekerja seks komersial melalui gerak,dan ekspresi.

 Kata       kunci     : Lanji, Keputusasaan, Pekerja, Seks Komersial

Lanji Dance is a work that departs from the phenomenon of the life journey of a child of a commercial sex worker, where he experienced despair caused by verbal bullying from the community because his mother was a commercial sex worker. In the end she despaired and decided to become a commercial sex worker like her mother. This dance work has two focuses, namely the focus of content and form. The focus of the content is the despair experienced by the children of commercial sex workers while the focus of the form is presented in the form of dramatic dance. The urgency of this dance work is as a medium of reflection and informative. The author's interest in this work wants to reveal the impact of verbal bullying that affects the individuals involved. The uniqueness of this dance work is the despair felt by children of commercial sex workers

which is different from despair in general. This dance work is intended for the audience to express the desperation of children of commercial sex workers through movement and expression.

The writing of the Lanji dance work uses several theories including the theory of Construction Method I by Jaqueline Smith, then choreographic theory which also helps in the realization of the concept that has been raised into a dance performance. The choreographer's interpretation of the chosen phenomenon is then continued at the creation process stage including exploration, improvisation, composition, analysis, and evaluation.

The desperation of commercial sex worker children is expressed through movement and expression and supported by several components such as silhouette settings, fashion makeup in accordance with the concept, a proscenium stage complete with lighting that is used to build changes in atmosphere in each scene. Musical accompaniment is also a support in this dance work. The Lanji dance work uses a dramatic dance type which becomes the author's medium to convey messages to the audience by bringing up a symbol and a dramatization in each scene through expressions, movements, and dancer-to-dancer interactions.

Keywords: Lanji, Despair, Commercial Sex Workers.