Legong Dance is one of a classic Balinese art dance.Came from Peliatan Village, famous art village in Ubud, District Gianyar. Legong dance originally staged to entertain the king and his family. Legong is a classical dance of Bali which has a very complex motion tied with percussion accompaniment sounds that is the influence of Gambuh. Legong word origin comes from the word "leg" meaning supple and flexible then interpreted as graceful movement. While the word "gong" which means gamelan, thus combined into "Legong" which means that the movement was bound or influenced by the beat of the accompanying gamelan (balinese traditional musical instrument).
Legong dance than as the basis of a daughter belle also various types of classical Balinese dance Legong Dance flexible, bending with dynamic motion brought by several female dancers.
Legong dance is sometimes performed by two girls or more character appearances beginning with the opening of the Leaning as Legong Dance this, but there is also a Legong dance performed only by one or two pairs of dancers Legong dancers legong without showing figures first. Characteristic of the dance is the Legong dancers use fans unless the figures "Condong".
The story of the Legong Dance listed in the Chronicle Dalem Sukawati written around the early 19th century. At that time the area Sukawati, Gianyar, is renowned as an area where the dancers reliable.
According to the Chronicle, I Dewa Agung Made Karna famous spiritual ability, perform austerities in Pura Agung village Ketewel Yogan, Sukawati. At the time of penance that he received some form of figure beautiful maidens floating in space, by demonstrating an amazing dance. So after waking up from his meditation, he ordered the artists in the village Ketewel to make some masks and creating dances according to the vision of the hermitage. Then, creates nine masks as a form of nine angels in Hindu mythology. Then two dancers were instructed to dance Trance dance. Trance Dancers are the young women dancers were selected not only because of talent, but also sensitive to "Kerauhan" (Trance), and have never menstruation.
Keyword: Legong, Bali, Dance
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