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Dances of Bali

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Legong
Legong (Balinese: , légong) is a form of Balinese dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions.
Kecak
Kecak (also spelled kécak, ketjak and kechak; ) or (), is a form of Balinese Hindu dance popularized in the 1930s. Since its creation, it has been performed primarily by men, with the first women's kecak group having started in 2006. The dance is based on the story of the Ramayana and is traditionally performed in temples and villages across Bali, Indonesia.
Pendet
Indonesian traditional dance from Bali
Balinese dance
Indonesian ancient performance and dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali island
Gambuh
'''' () is an ancient form of Balinese dance-drama. It is accompanied by musicians in a gamelan gambuh'' ensemble.
Baris
Indonesian traditional dance, family of traditional war dances of Bali
Barong
Traditional Balinese and Javanese dance
Condong
'''''' () is a Balinese dance which is often performed as a preface to legong and accompanied by the semar pangulingan style of gamelan. The term also refers to a stock character, a quintessential representation of the maidservant, found in the condong dance as well as the legong, gambuh, and arja dances.
Kebyar duduk
Indonesian traditional dance
Cendrawasih
Indonesian traditional dance, Balinese dance which is performed by two female dancers and illustrates the mating rituals of the bird of paradise
Sanghyang
'''' () is a traditional sacred Balinese dance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali. It is based on the premise that an unseen force enters the body of an entranced performer. The force, identified as hyang'', is an important type of spiritual entity in ancient Indonesian mythology.
Rejang dance
sacred Balinese dance
Janger dance
Indonesian traditional dance
Panyembrama
Panyembrama () is a secular Balinese dance form designed by I Wayan Berata and first performed in 1971. It includes movements from several sacral Balinese dances. The dance was intended to replace for performances in front of tourists.
Joged
Indonesian style of dance from the Island of Bali
Oleg
Indonesian traditional dance