I like Bali Dance, so hard to learn. I was tried to learn this dance but faill. I think this month i have to go to bali .. and meet some dancer in there. I wanna study bali dance :)) ^__^
The high-light of my trip and there were many, kept me mezmorized. Friendly people, great food, amazing vistas. Lets all hope their govt will stop polluting the beaches with off-shore garbage dumping, tide brings it in...shame on the govt. They a have a gem of an island. Love Bali....love Ubud/Sanur/Mt Batur/ Monkey forest/elephants/Gili T/Lombok isl./waterfalls/Kuta beach Lombok. and on and on......
Thanks for sharing worldviewz..You may want to check out the Cambodian Apsara Dancers as well.I like it better when they let down their long black silky hair.I like to run my fingers through their hair.I love ballerina girls,but pole dancers at Smokey Joe's bar are almost just as cute...;))))))))
They are exotic and beautiful.Amazing eyes and facial expression,our expression is the most important thing to wear.I love their body movements and hand gestures.They brought so much joy to the eyes of the beholders.A feast for the eyes and the senses.Their dancing costumes are so refine and exquisite.God spend extra time on these divas.They are so beautiful,they have dangerous curves.I love their long black silky hair as well...;))))))))
If someone played this in reverse would anyone be able to tell? I'm not being snarky--I'm genuinely wondering. I leave for a trip to Ubud in two months. I'm scared shitless, but equally excited. I suppose I should quit youtubing this stuff and save some surprises for my arrival!
I was watching a television program on BYU TV today about a music major that went to Bali and learned the gamelan (sp?) He actually commissioned one to be made for the college and brought it back to BYU for the students to learn. It was an amazing show. I was quite impressed with the culture. Thank you.
we held a competition for tourism documentary filmmaking with the theme of "traditional culture of Indonesia " Would you guys to support us or help us publicize our event so we get the participants thank you ..
@iliveibreathe dear... nice to meet you. im from indonesia. im a javanese dancer. i think filiphina is the best one also but later the world will acknowledge your traditional cultures:). filipina and indonesia is a great couple :)
@TheChandramukhi Lovely to meet you too. I don't dance, but I've always been so fascinated by Indonesian (Balinese, especially) dancing. So elegant and graceful.
i agree we have just returned from bali.. my sisters wedding was incredible its also here on you tube....the people of bali are such wonderful, kind friendly people. Iwant to go back now..lol right now..lol.. the dancers are amazing... suksamar
It's interesting to watch the differences between the dances that call for one dancer and those that call for more. Great video! Check out mine too if you have the chance.
@angelhan: the dance above called Tari Legong Jobog. it's a bali's traditional dance. that dance tells about the story of the battle between two great monkeys
So many movements at the same time. It is impressive how they can coordinate it all with the music. If you look carefully, you can see her fingers moving while her head is shaking... and the eyes, so expressive...! Everything is just perfect. ˆ-ˆ
indonesian culture is beautiful. her dance plus the music is mesmerizing, almost like a trance-like state. what is the name of the instrument that is making the main steel/metal like sound? such a unique and curious sound.
Beautiful! Thank you for this. I find the dancer's left hand utterly mesmerising. It might interest you to know that the avant-garde composer John Cage was inspired by Gamelan music. I agree that Indonesia has a rich cultural constellation, rich and varied and of crucial importance. It's a shame it is so unduly obscure.
I'm learning Balinese dance right now, and Legong is the hardest to follow. It's intricate, rigorous. But the fatigue wont beat me to frustation cause every movements makes me feel like a an elegant lady.
And btw, those fan movements really looked like the flapping of a butterflies.
The dance and the dancers are so beautiful. They use every part of their body and I love the face expression especially their eyes. I'm Thai by the way and used to do traditional Thai dance.
@ilovenoy hi, great peace from indonesia. i'm indonesian dancer too :) thanks for loving indoneisan dance. we have same cultures and dances, and food:)
Just watching this makes me miss Ubud. I am lucky enough that my travels have taken me there many times in my life, and I have made a lot of life-long friends amongst the Balinese people. Thank you for posting this and showing such an appreciation for a place so close to my heart.
I love this video. It's such a wonderful art how they are dancing in bali. My mother comes from indonesian too. She is from Aceh that has a diffrent art to dance but it's also wonderful. I love the culture.
gosh! your limited english prevent you from saying anything, isn't it? well what do i expect from stupid malays are uneducated malays...tsk tsk worthless!
So beautiful! I saw a dance like this at the Pasar Malam in the Netherlands some weeks ago, it was really enchanting! I grew up with Indonesian and Balinese culture, even though nobody in my family's Indonesian. I hope that one dat I have enough money to go there some time!
es una danza muy exotica, es incalculable lo grande que es la diversidad cultural de los humanos, en todos sus aspectos. Y que bellas esas asiáticas, les pediría que no se saquen el maquillado y las atiendo toda la noche.
When I was in Bali in 1994, I visited a show in Ubud performed by the local dance college. The kids were just amazing. I watch this video and can't help to think that one of these beautiful ladies might have been one of the girls I saw that year.
though you shouldn't have zoomed so much, because now we can't see the dance as a whole. I know one focuses automatically on the face of performers, but this is a dance. they rest of the body should be seen, too ;D
i was in Ubud a few years ago and totally fell in love with the people and the island. i got to know a woman in a dance troup and had the pleasure of learning the basics of legong dance. it's so truly beautiful. thanks for posting this!
@taliajazel this is not only one costume can u find in my country indonesia..better island better style of fashion, especialy traditional dancer like this has much beautiful costume.. :)
I just came back from Bali...can't wait to go back agian soon cause I miss this beautiful place n people already..b4 I touch down my homeland it was my 2nd visit !
You are a very beautiful people who showed me much kindness and I wanted to share that beauty with the world. Indonesia has much to offer the world in terms of rich culture.
Dank voor deze filmopname. Deze werd waarschijnlijk gemaakt in de tuin van het Ubudpalace. Veel van deze dansen zijn daar ook opgenomen door Ramakuta en zijn ook gepubliceerd op Youtube. Neem daar ook eens een kijkje ! Veel plezier !
This is the most wonderful clip of wonderful dancers I have seen. Thanks to worldviewz for this totally divine and heart warming clip. I watch this video all the time. I love it love it love it.
I am totally shocked to read some comments here, criticizing and down grading such an art and devotion. I think those guys to shut up.Some people who don't have sense of smell can't tell the differnce between perfume and fart!
Very Happy you enjoyed the clip, this art form is so beautiful I feel it is imprtant to share. Would Love to come back to Bali and go to Java. I met some musicians there that extended an invitation.
Ooo nice! I think that if you like this one than watch out for a new doc that should come out in 2009 called Bali - Sacred and Secret - I believe there's a website with that name
This is really beautiful. I've been fascinated by Bali for years, and I wish I could go there. Thanks for uploading this lovely video! It was nice of the people to let you take it. :)
WOW!! this is so amazing!! i am in the 7th grade and i saw this type of dance for literally 5 seconds in a video about Balli, i was so captivated by this dance that as soon as i came home i went and reasearched it, i think the percisenesss of the eye movemens and fingers and feet are!! this is an awsome example of true dedacation!! i will keep looking at these video, but as far as i can tell, this is the BEST type of dance i have yet to ever see!!
This dance is not quite as 'sharp' as I remember at Toyabunka - the eye movements and shoulder moves are not pronounced enough. The dances at Toyabunka were descriptive, and choreographed to tell original stories related to the lake. This dance is good, but it seems aimed at a tourist audience. Maybe life has changed since the 70s. I sound bad to be critical, and I haven't a nasty bone in my body, but the dancers need some stricter coaching to tighten up their eye, hand and shoulder movements.
sasmanwayne, I agree with you, maybe the purpose of the dance had changed just to please the tourists instead of religious rituals. But maybe she was just tired after dancing the same dance night after night :-)
When I lived in Bali in the 70s there was an excellent school of dance at Toyabunka on Danau Batur. Regretably when Sutan Takdir Ali Sabana died it died with him because the funding disappeared. But little kids as young as 5 would dance. The principle female dancer married a public servant from Sumatra. Last I heard they had 3 kids. The principle male loved her, and when she married he died of a broken heart (which medically translates as chronic depression) God I miss Bali - I'm in Prague now.
Wow, I cannot believe I'd never really looked into this kind of dance before, it's freaking amazing. I love how you can watch any little detail, even their fingers, and it's still very much a part of the dance. their concentration and skill in incorporating every part of their body and making it all work together like that is just mind blowing. I'm scared of how I would react if I saw it in person given how excited and awed I am by a youtube video of it.
They are taught from the time they are a small child and art as well as spirituality are incorporated into everyday life. that is how they can perform such intricate movements.
TamRiver you are a great arts appreciator. I am Balinese and playing gamelan. I often tell people that if we are listening to gamelan record we'll feel happiness, when we watch it live, we'll be in bliss, and if we are playing it, I don't know how to say it, merge in God? I meet the dancer at the left (focused in the later part of the video) and conversed with her a few times, I feel that she has a very beautiful character as well.
yes great dance,great dancers. im also a dancer. dancing is one of my passions.i'd like to share my dance home videos. they r nothing compared to this :)
i ve been to Bali many times. i know many dances from all over indonesia. i love indonesia traditional dance. and i will keep exploring, learning etc
thanks for sharing this vid.ive seen it live thousand time tho, still i'll never get bored:)
Please check "Bajidor Kahot Dance" video (this from west java but inspired by bali music)
SAM
xPRA3T0R1ANx 2 weeks ago
this is it
pdharma80 2 weeks ago
ubud palace my favourite place to see the royal dancers its really magical i ll be back soon
1nicojan 1 month ago
@1nicojan im feeling you on that one.i went bali in may and got blessed by two hinduh preasts.it is a truely magical place
shaneyboyful 4 weeks ago
im proud to be balinese .....!!!!!!
1945indonesian 1 month ago
@1945indonesian i was there in may i love your place so much
shaneyboyful 4 weeks ago
Fabulous.
tenggiri2010 1 month ago
nice
Rivi252 1 month ago
Best Balinese dance I have ever seen
megasudarsana 1 month ago
very beautiful
Gomatagene 2 months ago
beautiful!!
sephamt 2 months ago
I like Bali Dance, so hard to learn. I was tried to learn this dance but faill. I think this month i have to go to bali .. and meet some dancer in there. I wanna study bali dance :)) ^__^
XX15214 2 months ago
Check out 1935's Legong at youtube.com/watch?v=TsUajo6jQ98
alberteinsteinthejew 3 months ago
The high-light of my trip and there were many, kept me mezmorized. Friendly people, great food, amazing vistas. Lets all hope their govt will stop polluting the beaches with off-shore garbage dumping, tide brings it in...shame on the govt. They a have a gem of an island. Love Bali....love Ubud/Sanur/Mt Batur/ Monkey forest/elephants/Gili T/Lombok isl./waterfalls/Kuta beach Lombok. and on and on......
frenchycanada 3 months ago
Love this!!!
ednakazuya12 4 months ago
So beautiful
metika 4 months ago
hmm makes me think of the great Akira Ost. Lovely sounds and performance. Thanks
lezvarthok 4 months ago
Thank you for sharing Worldviewz!
09Silverbull 4 months ago
Wonderful Indonesia
DKITNG 5 months ago
is it Legong Dance?
MISSMELL85 5 months ago
hmmm in this dance as you can see the gold and red are from the hindu-buddhist influences and the fan comes from china
The word indonesia is derived from india and asia, bali can alone represent all of the asian world
arjunsapphire 5 months ago
I used to Balinese Dancer!! and I miss it :(
AstriZaini 5 months ago
Thanks for sharing worldviewz..You may want to check out the Cambodian Apsara Dancers as well.I like it better when they let down their long black silky hair.I like to run my fingers through their hair.I love ballerina girls,but pole dancers at Smokey Joe's bar are almost just as cute...;))))))))
SithSereyPheap1 6 months ago
They are exotic and beautiful.Amazing eyes and facial expression,our expression is the most important thing to wear.I love their body movements and hand gestures.They brought so much joy to the eyes of the beholders.A feast for the eyes and the senses.Their dancing costumes are so refine and exquisite.God spend extra time on these divas.They are so beautiful,they have dangerous curves.I love their long black silky hair as well...;))))))))
SithSereyPheap1 6 months ago
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SithSereyPheap1 6 months ago
Kegemaran saya banyak.Saya suka melukis,menari dan menyanyi...;))))))))
SithSereyPheap1 6 months ago
the best authentic asian dance ever seen, the eyes, the fingers each of the body part dance. awesome .
caramel2 7 months ago
If someone played this in reverse would anyone be able to tell? I'm not being snarky--I'm genuinely wondering. I leave for a trip to Ubud in two months. I'm scared shitless, but equally excited. I suppose I should quit youtubing this stuff and save some surprises for my arrival!
jronning81 7 months ago
@jronning81 Oh trust me.. youtube covers hardly half of the great stuff there ;)
justasilly1 6 months ago
How beautiful! Speechless at this. Thanks a lot for sharing this beauty.
SheylayamGullath 7 months ago
This is splendid! the costume ,the moves and the facial expression are all worth the attention! greetings from the Philippines!
Haksaengnim 8 months ago
@Haksaengnim I'm a Filipina too and I think it's fascinating!
iliveibreathe 7 months ago
@iliveibreathe indeed, it is ,,,,
Haksaengnim 7 months ago
I was watching a television program on BYU TV today about a music major that went to Bali and learned the gamelan (sp?) He actually commissioned one to be made for the college and brought it back to BYU for the students to learn. It was an amazing show. I was quite impressed with the culture. Thank you.
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dontstoppongo 10 months ago
this is so beautiful
eddie14886 10 months ago
beautiful, im my opinion. im just a boring canadian and i think its so wonderful and amazing
mysticnekoji 11 months ago
My goodness! I've never been to Bali, but I'd love to go there and see this for myself.
I love Indonesian culture. It's so fascinating.
It's sad that my (nearby. I'm Filipina) country doesn't have as much appreciation for its traditional dance as much as you do.
iliveibreathe 11 months ago
@iliveibreathe dear... nice to meet you. im from indonesia. im a javanese dancer. i think filiphina is the best one also but later the world will acknowledge your traditional cultures:). filipina and indonesia is a great couple :)
TheChandramukhi 10 months ago
@TheChandramukhi Lovely to meet you too. I don't dance, but I've always been so fascinated by Indonesian (Balinese, especially) dancing. So elegant and graceful.
Indeed, both cultures are lovely!
iliveibreathe 10 months ago
Simply Gorgeous!!!!
=D
nycplayboy78 11 months ago
@goddessveee28,
what message does the balainese music have, :P have a project in school
FE33AR1 11 months ago
@FE33AR1
From what I know, Balinese dances also carry religious significance. The rest, you can go search :)
Chichiri520 10 months ago
@Chichiri520 yes every dance also has its own story usually about Hindu legends
mrsnbross 10 months ago
i agree we have just returned from bali.. my sisters wedding was incredible its also here on you tube....the people of bali are such wonderful, kind friendly people. Iwant to go back now..lol right now..lol.. the dancers are amazing... suksamar
GODDESSVEE28 11 months ago
love her eyes and the head movements
the filming annoys me though
is there a story being told in this dance??
agathaK101 11 months ago
this where nicki ninaj be getin her moves from
SHOGUNX8 11 months ago
The sounds of gamelan in Bali is so relaxing. :)
TaufanDermawan 1 year ago
It's interesting to watch the differences between the dances that call for one dancer and those that call for more. Great video! Check out mine too if you have the chance.
keppiezbt 1 year ago
Glad I found this video, finding and learning different cultures from around this planet is exciting.
poppawheelie59 1 year ago
The more i like are they eyes !
latimdam 1 year ago
@angelhan: the dance above called Tari Legong Jobog. it's a bali's traditional dance. that dance tells about the story of the battle between two great monkeys
fremevas0498 1 year ago
somebody answer!!!!!!!!
angelhan1207 1 year ago
Cokorda Raka Swastika is my uncle. Proud to be Balinese
xGoDzxPr3DaT0R 1 year ago
what kind of dance is this like tari legong or pendet???????
angelhan1207 1 year ago
Beautiful dancing! And I just love that 'head wobble' thing they do =)
IamtheLordofDoom 1 year ago
I remember this place, so beautiful the dance.
Their expressions are amazing
AlexanderaCherie 1 year ago
what is the name of this dance??
angelhan1207 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this! Saw this show in Ubud!!
charliejperez 1 year ago
I want to go to Bali....!!!! I like that culture...
pimenton73 1 year ago
magical,amazing,beautiful!
traynor2rt 1 year ago
So many movements at the same time. It is impressive how they can coordinate it all with the music. If you look carefully, you can see her fingers moving while her head is shaking... and the eyes, so expressive...! Everything is just perfect. ˆ-ˆ
kyoutsuki 1 year ago
i love this i would so like to learn this dance
Tekirai 1 year ago
indonesian culture is beautiful. her dance plus the music is mesmerizing, almost like a trance-like state. what is the name of the instrument that is making the main steel/metal like sound? such a unique and curious sound.
serpico89 1 year ago
@serpico89 I believe it is the Gamelan... I'm pretty sure.
RoRoNeko 1 year ago
@RoRoNeko alamark!! i learned that means "suprised" in indonesian ♥ :) thank you!!
serpico89 1 year ago
how i long to go back there again,
even though i'm half indonesian, it is like i'm being called over to that place...
Anime27Girl 1 year ago
@Anime27Girl awww ♥ :3
serpico89 1 year ago
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeee
sophiepopie 1 year ago
Amazing Amazing !!
i want to go back to Bali
glowrya2009 1 year ago
I have never seen this type of costume before. It is beautiful!
kukubimaku 1 year ago
This is an amazing dance and music. It`s so special.
thanks for share your art with us!
Cathayano 1 year ago
Beautiful! Thank you for this. I find the dancer's left hand utterly mesmerising. It might interest you to know that the avant-garde composer John Cage was inspired by Gamelan music. I agree that Indonesia has a rich cultural constellation, rich and varied and of crucial importance. It's a shame it is so unduly obscure.
feckingtwot 1 year ago
I'm learning Balinese dance right now, and Legong is the hardest to follow. It's intricate, rigorous. But the fatigue wont beat me to frustation cause every movements makes me feel like a an elegant lady.
And btw, those fan movements really looked like the flapping of a butterflies.
Prissi20 1 year ago
o wanna see the performance again.... miz Bali so much ><
coney1115 1 year ago
tarianya bagus, dancers cantik2. Liat ini bikin ku pengen travel ke Bali.
zndernaam 1 year ago
Im proud 2 be Indonesian! :D
theyr so cool!
moniqqha 1 year ago
The dance and the dancers are so beautiful. They use every part of their body and I love the face expression especially their eyes. I'm Thai by the way and used to do traditional Thai dance.
ilovenoy 1 year ago
@ilovenoy their moving eyes calls "nyeledet" in bali language.
priyouny 1 year ago
@ilovenoy hi, great peace from indonesia. i'm indonesian dancer too :) thanks for loving indoneisan dance. we have same cultures and dances, and food:)
TheChandramukhi 1 year ago
Just watching this makes me miss Ubud. I am lucky enough that my travels have taken me there many times in my life, and I have made a lot of life-long friends amongst the Balinese people. Thank you for posting this and showing such an appreciation for a place so close to my heart.
SNSchirm24 1 year ago
I love this video. It's such a wonderful art how they are dancing in bali. My mother comes from indonesian too. She is from Aceh that has a diffrent art to dance but it's also wonderful. I love the culture.
deadlyvale 1 year ago
very beautiful and mystical dance..
love it..
PuteriDiLedang 1 year ago
@PuteriDiLedang
gosh! your limited english prevent you from saying anything, isn't it? well what do i expect from stupid malays are uneducated malays...tsk tsk worthless!
Uglaysian 1 year ago
in southeast asia indonessia is the second country have rich in culture.
yt532em 1 year ago
WOW!!!
these eyes!!!
the most beautiful performance ever...
ajiputamadrex 1 year ago
So beautiful! I saw a dance like this at the Pasar Malam in the Netherlands some weeks ago, it was really enchanting! I grew up with Indonesian and Balinese culture, even though nobody in my family's Indonesian. I hope that one dat I have enough money to go there some time!
puckjuh1993 1 year ago
I spent some time in Ubud afew years ago and went to see the dancing every evening. It was mesmerizing.
SusannaBearfoot 1 year ago
c'est magnifique j'adore trop
TeukTnotChou 1 year ago
Truly Beautiful
roiluangprabang 1 year ago
very beautiful dance.....thanks God for this all
TheChandramukhi 1 year ago
the eyezzzzz, people.. the eeeeyyyeeezzzzzz....
justasilly1 1 year ago
So beautiful! I love the expressions and detailed hand movements. Indonesia is on the top of my list to travel C:
Harichan17 1 year ago
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weshare1world 1 year ago
es una danza muy exotica, es incalculable lo grande que es la diversidad cultural de los humanos, en todos sus aspectos. Y que bellas esas asiáticas, les pediría que no se saquen el maquillado y las atiendo toda la noche.
GuiyoteCanaya 1 year ago
When I was in Bali in 1994, I visited a show in Ubud performed by the local dance college. The kids were just amazing. I watch this video and can't help to think that one of these beautiful ladies might have been one of the girls I saw that year.
Thanks
stinestoe 1 year ago
indonesia...... country with thousands cultures.... theres nothin likes indonesia...
danangsam 1 year ago
Every Balinese was born as an artist:)
rocknbluez 1 year ago
I'm doing a research project on Indonesia and I just had to look at their cultures of dancing!!!!!!!!
MsSunney101 1 year ago
WOW!!! That's all I have to say
MsSunney101 1 year ago
ENVY the dancers sooo much!!!
i only stopped learning balinese dance when i was in third grade on pendet.. what i'd give to learn it all over again and move on to other dances!
simelekete96 2 years ago
excuse me, you`re so RIGHT about that. That was
a slip of my finger....
sybillastube 2 years ago
P2K725: you`re so rith about that!,My daughter
Charlie is there at the moment and yes including
her music!!!
sybillastube 2 years ago
To be born Balinese in Bali... the worlds luckiest people, harmonious land, people,culture and religion.
kumarsa108 2 years ago 9
Every Balinese was born as an artist. When it come to this, I'm jealous to my Balinese friends. I'm Indonesian. heheehe
rocknbluez 2 years ago 3
i love these dancers fron ubud palace i come to see them every year its magical!!! see you soon again in ubud next year x xmichael eekhout
nicojan1 2 years ago
I love the costumes and their eyes!
ajwolfgang1 2 years ago
beautiful dace.
though you shouldn't have zoomed so much, because now we can't see the dance as a whole. I know one focuses automatically on the face of performers, but this is a dance. they rest of the body should be seen, too ;D
iculousD 2 years ago 2
i was in Ubud a few years ago and totally fell in love with the people and the island. i got to know a woman in a dance troup and had the pleasure of learning the basics of legong dance. it's so truly beautiful. thanks for posting this!
vegantrooper 2 years ago
What a lovely, lovely dance. And place too!
P2K725 2 years ago 2
Asian culture is the most varied. It is exotic and mysterious. I love Asia.
MANILABOY6631 2 years ago 49
@MANILABOY6631 as do i which why im glad its in my blood =3
Tekirai 1 year ago
@MANILABOY6631 , yeah most of them, except the philippines, which is the least asian of asian countries
reykjavikraul 4 months ago
their costumes are friggin amazing! i'd never seen this dance before I really like it =]
taliajazel 2 years ago 17
@taliajazel this is not only one costume can u find in my country indonesia..better island better style of fashion, especialy traditional dancer like this has much beautiful costume.. :)
kanazef 1 year ago
It's a pitty you didn't film the handwork, it's the most difficult part of the dance.
Enyway, amazing culture!Very rich!Richer than Dutch's culture will ever be, haha!
yolyBuru 2 years ago
can you her eyes.......
priyouny 2 years ago 3
I love Bali, I was there.
azngstyle 2 years ago 2
So beautiful. We have featured you on ETVCandy.
Magnificent!!!!
ETVCandy 2 years ago
I just came back from Bali...can't wait to go back agian soon cause I miss this beautiful place n people already..b4 I touch down my homeland it was my 2nd visit !
mamaong 2 years ago 3
I love this kind of dancing. I mean, how many cultures use their eyes so expressively in their traditional dances? I love it.
dLimboStick 2 years ago 5
it seems like god created thses women by His own hands.
brucaX10 2 years ago 4
Of course He did :)
SukmaMatahari 2 years ago
wow
ReynaEatsGum 2 years ago
Wounderful, the beauty of God shine in the dance!
Maravilhoso, a beleza de Deus resplandece na dança!
Hugs from Brazil
Abraços do Brasil
(-:
KBextor 2 years ago 4
this is true art
whoscoko 2 years ago
Bali is the most Magical place on the planet! It's sooo beautiful, but it's the people that make it really special.
Some of you may want to check out a very straight-forward documentary entitled Bali:Masterpiece of the Gods.
Peace. Thanks for sharing!!!!
mcperc3 2 years ago 4
I MUST visit Bali before I die.
dLimboStick 2 years ago 5
awesome dance!
pestanah 2 years ago
Mesmerising
simoninsingapore 2 years ago
The dance is so cool!!
bluerubymoon 2 years ago
Wow!
ballsauce666 2 years ago
Beautiful women Beautiful culture beautiful ppl
manoo1960 2 years ago 2
there is the place i went!
kanir9 2 years ago
Thank you!
I wish more people could appreciate my country the way you did.
Thank you, it means a lot for us Indonesian to be recognize like this :)
threelilly 2 years ago 21
My Pleasure!
You are a very beautiful people who showed me much kindness and I wanted to share that beauty with the world. Indonesia has much to offer the world in terms of rich culture.
worldviewz 2 years ago 17
i luv bali....fantastic!!!
bahthoanh 2 years ago
I am fascinated with Indonesian culture!
luomo88universale 2 years ago 2
thats cool!!!!!
exec9292 2 years ago
how can they have such a straight face while dancing ?
i love the dance movements so beutiful
lovintheworld34 3 years ago
i know how to dance that dance cos im balinese and proud :D
cutebbox 3 years ago
Beautiful - you're so lucky to have seen it live.
nyctivoe 3 years ago
AMAZING!!! PROUD 2 B INDONESIAN!!
christi0359 3 years ago 8
And So You should BE!
worldviewz 3 years ago
Dank voor deze filmopname. Deze werd waarschijnlijk gemaakt in de tuin van het Ubudpalace. Veel van deze dansen zijn daar ook opgenomen door Ramakuta en zijn ook gepubliceerd op Youtube. Neem daar ook eens een kijkje ! Veel plezier !
hatiku3 3 years ago
ma imparare a riprendere?
daseda2008 3 years ago
This is the most wonderful clip of wonderful dancers I have seen. Thanks to worldviewz for this totally divine and heart warming clip. I watch this video all the time. I love it love it love it.
I am totally shocked to read some comments here, criticizing and down grading such an art and devotion. I think those guys to shut up.Some people who don't have sense of smell can't tell the differnce between perfume and fart!
Surottam 3 years ago 2
this dance is called legong jobog.
captainputs 3 years ago
Haunting, enchanting and mesmerising.
Naisarue 3 years ago
They're dancing angels
kadeksuparta 3 years ago 11
I couldn't agree more!
worldviewz 3 years ago
cool .... ,
tfs,
I also love BALI & the culures, the people. I am from East Java!
ajiekstoneman 3 years ago
Very Happy you enjoyed the clip, this art form is so beautiful I feel it is imprtant to share. Would Love to come back to Bali and go to Java. I met some musicians there that extended an invitation.
worldviewz 3 years ago
thanks for sharing this video ...
hope you enjoy the cultures and my country overall, the food too, don't forget!
All the best,
ajiek
ajiekstoneman 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Ooo nice! I think that if you like this one than watch out for a new doc that should come out in 2009 called Bali - Sacred and Secret - I believe there's a website with that name
docsview 3 years ago
If moonlight silvering the surface of a lake had a sound, it would sound like the gamelan music in this video.
critterfreek82 3 years ago
Nice video, it makes me remember the last time I was there. Bali has a very unique culture and art than any other. I wish I can go back there soon.
gauloises008 3 years ago
Thank you for your gratitude!
I could not agree more...
There are beautiful people in every culture and my joy is to acknowledge this truth so that we may have more gratitude for one another.
All the best
worldviewz 3 years ago
This is really beautiful. I've been fascinated by Bali for years, and I wish I could go there. Thanks for uploading this lovely video! It was nice of the people to let you take it. :)
LuvvyDuck 3 years ago
do they have a name for the effect of sidling their heads side to side like they're on a horizontal rail?
It's a bit unnerving but fascinating to watch
acountrygent 3 years ago
It's called "enggotan".
SiKedek 3 years ago
its great that there are videos of balinese dance on youtube i visited bali about 2 years ago and i miss it very much so its nice to have a reminder
Ariaza 3 years ago
Thanks I feel the same way. I am glad you appreciate their art form. They are truly masters of their art.
worldviewz 3 years ago
Very beautiful and exotic to watch,their eyes are very expressive.
KhmerSerey1 3 years ago
i don't want to disrespect any of you folks who love & are awed by this type of dance, but I guess it seems boring to me... Sorry. I want to like it.
wahkeena 3 years ago
WOW!! this is so amazing!! i am in the 7th grade and i saw this type of dance for literally 5 seconds in a video about Balli, i was so captivated by this dance that as soon as i came home i went and reasearched it, i think the percisenesss of the eye movemens and fingers and feet are!! this is an awsome example of true dedacation!! i will keep looking at these video, but as far as i can tell, this is the BEST type of dance i have yet to ever see!!
wildlifewarrior72703 3 years ago 3
This dance is not quite as 'sharp' as I remember at Toyabunka - the eye movements and shoulder moves are not pronounced enough. The dances at Toyabunka were descriptive, and choreographed to tell original stories related to the lake. This dance is good, but it seems aimed at a tourist audience. Maybe life has changed since the 70s. I sound bad to be critical, and I haven't a nasty bone in my body, but the dancers need some stricter coaching to tighten up their eye, hand and shoulder movements.
sasmanwayne 3 years ago
sasmanwayne, I agree with you, maybe the purpose of the dance had changed just to please the tourists instead of religious rituals. But maybe she was just tired after dancing the same dance night after night :-)
coataholic 3 years ago
When I lived in Bali in the 70s there was an excellent school of dance at Toyabunka on Danau Batur. Regretably when Sutan Takdir Ali Sabana died it died with him because the funding disappeared. But little kids as young as 5 would dance. The principle female dancer married a public servant from Sumatra. Last I heard they had 3 kids. The principle male loved her, and when she married he died of a broken heart (which medically translates as chronic depression) God I miss Bali - I'm in Prague now.
sasmanwayne 3 years ago
Wow, I cannot believe I'd never really looked into this kind of dance before, it's freaking amazing. I love how you can watch any little detail, even their fingers, and it's still very much a part of the dance. their concentration and skill in incorporating every part of their body and making it all work together like that is just mind blowing. I'm scared of how I would react if I saw it in person given how excited and awed I am by a youtube video of it.
TamRiver 3 years ago
You got it!
They are taught from the time they are a small child and art as well as spirituality are incorporated into everyday life. that is how they can perform such intricate movements.
worldviewz 3 years ago
TamRiver you are a great arts appreciator. I am Balinese and playing gamelan. I often tell people that if we are listening to gamelan record we'll feel happiness, when we watch it live, we'll be in bliss, and if we are playing it, I don't know how to say it, merge in God? I meet the dancer at the left (focused in the later part of the video) and conversed with her a few times, I feel that she has a very beautiful character as well.
traveler313 3 years ago
yes great dance,great dancers. im also a dancer. dancing is one of my passions.i'd like to share my dance home videos. they r nothing compared to this :)
i ve been to Bali many times. i know many dances from all over indonesia. i love indonesia traditional dance. and i will keep exploring, learning etc
thanks for sharing this vid.ive seen it live thousand time tho, still i'll never get bored:)
Please check "Bajidor Kahot Dance" video (this from west java but inspired by bali music)
metaoctavia 3 years ago
Great Video Robert, Thanks for posting it. The rhythm of gamelan, the kidung at the back ground and the dance it self touring us to another world.
tebetmas 3 years ago
Are they the Peliatan Dance Troup in Ubud?
I miss Bali
Wayang Kulit Kechak for Cali, USA
escpee007 3 years ago
They are the dance troupe from the main palace I think that was the neame of the place.
I miss Bali as well just as a visitor so I can only imagine the increased love you must have yourself for Bali.
Beautiful people beautiful land.
worldviewz 3 years ago
this is the palace in ubud.
the dancers are from ubud close to peliatan.
captainputs 3 years ago
preeeeety! ^_^
AvatarKyoshi2 4 years ago
truly magical!
chrisgelb 4 years ago
One Of Indonesia Culture...
Great Job..!!
Asgar170382 4 years ago
Perfectly exquisite! Gorgeous! Thank you very much.
Naisarue 4 ye