Tari Legong Legod Bawa part 1

The Legong is probably the quinessential Balinese classical dance. The name Legong itself comes from Balinese "Leg" meaning supple grace and "gong" which refers to the gamelan ensemble which accompanies the dance. Having a royal and sacred origin, only pre-pubescent girls were allowed to dance the Legong originally. Perhaps the most popular of all Legong dances is the Legong Keraton which tells a story from the history of East Java in the 12th and 13th century. This Legong Legod Bawa, however, tells a different story. It tells of the struggle between the gods Vishnu and Brahma in their struggle to find Shiva's "Lingga."

Category:

Music

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• Indonesian
• Indonesia
• Bali
• Balinese
• Dance
• tari
• tarian
• southeast
• asian
• gamelan

[awalktoremember82]

when i see the dancer doing this dance, i would drop even jennifer lopez...

[princeofwinter]

@ElanTamara

It's beautiful! However when i was young, I was freaking out when they started to move!

[ElanTamara]

@MusaboruOo they do have many sets of moves actually, certain moves that fit in with different accents in the musc. It's very precise actually, these dancers are just really good and make it look natural

[MusaboruOo]

@farisindonesia

It doesn't look like Balinese dances have sets of moves like Khmer and Siamese dances do. Seems more 'random' (and I dont mean it in a bad way)...so there is sure a lot of more variation to remember. This dance is amazing...I have to watch it again. :)

[ksol1460tv]

@dpinvogue - To find out more about Balinese music read "A House in Bali" by Colin McPhee and also the Nonesuch Explorer label has put out many recordings of Balinese gamelan music for dance dramas and traditional wayang plays and the liner notes talk extensively about the elements of gamelan music, the different scales, etc.

[SukmaMatahari]

Bagi yang tidak memiliki deria penghiduan, bau tahi dan perfume tak ada bezanya pun. You and the rest of your people don't understand art and culture so better shut up.

[SukmaMatahari]

Balinese culture is unique, but it's not that different with the rest of Indonesia. We have similar roots when it comes to art and culture. Javanese and Balinese are especially close to each other because of the shared history.

[SukmaMatahari]

Don't you think before you give such a negative comment you should've ask people around first? School is a must in Indonesia, we especially stress on the first 9 years of elementary education. Those girls you saw may be practicing dance in their leisure time, but again you wouldn't know because it's just an assumption.

[farisindonesia]

yes because Bali is still Hindu in religion and also culture...I think Balinese dances are much more difficult than Siamese and Khmer dances. Muscles are controlled, each one of them, and you have to know what character are you playing while dancing the dance because balinese dances are dance-drama

[nurullhaq]

apelah kalian semua masalah tarian pun di pergadohkan....yg menari aja rileks.......tak ambil peduli....