Bali Dancing

Bali is filled with dance traditions, and Ubud is one of the best places to see them performed. The musicians are regular folk who go about their business doing other things much of the time. They are transformed when they hit the stage, and there's always blessings with holy water before and after such things, as spirits are involved.

Here are some movie of the main traditions (sound included...

(1.0MB) 139_3921_legongbird_a.mov
(1.6MB) 139_3921_legongbird_b.mov
(977KB) 3_dances_legong.mov
(454KB) 3_dances_skit.mov
(2.1MB) 3_dances_topei.mov
(1MB)
barong_monkey_a.mov
(1.6MB)
barong_monkey_b.mov