Dance is very important to the Balinese culture as it is too many asian groups. Legong is one of the most popular traditional dances, mainly danced by women. The eyes, fingers, & hand movements are the most important elements as they are used to express much of the story being told.
We watched three stories/dances at the palace in Ubud. they were fanciful strories about kings, queens, monsters, gods, and of course love and rivalry.
These were very strange characters, seemingly playing the parts of the bad guys imps & village idiots-- they were seduced by the queens nymphs as seen below
The barong dance is a dance of animals. Traditionally two people dancing as this giant dog creature and another as a monkey. The two plays tricks on each other and the setting is very light hearted and playful
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