Crayon Tabibito

And here we come to the final part. Today I will conclude my musical journey to Bali by watching how Balinese today learning to protect Legong dance drama as their cultural heritage and the vision of its future. By the strong faith in their culture, many Balinese youths dream of becoming the dancer of this old traditional dance-drama, while some want to participate in the music part. Unlike the other part of the world, the popularity of their traditions also remains and retains in the new generation. Therefore, some people could gain many incomes from tourists by presenting their unique culture. There is some competition of traditional dance festivals between the villages on the island which challenge by a big expensive prize. However, they also have a will to practice their performance dedicated to winning the competition. There are many developing schools based on the island and remote online courses for the locals and foreigners interested in practicing the Legong Dance. That makes

Today we continue to introduce some rare other Legong performing types such as Legong Kelandis, Sada, and Peliatan are the more traditional central. Even they are not well-known to the foreigner, they often perform in many other villages. This video is a sample of the Legong Kelandis performance recorded in Bali. The video credits belong to the owners. After watching some different Legong repertoire storylines from the previous blog posts, we can see that over fifteen types of Legong Dance have different durations, movements, and narrations. It can be last for an hour. Overall the drama is sophisticated and styled enacts pantomime. The dancers will have a wide collar with crowns and leather. They decorate with fresh flowers and usually have fans in their hands. There are other materials for other role dancers like a bird dancer who wear coated wings. They also daub the dot on the center of their forehead following by their belief in an excellent fortune position. It is easy to do it wi