Pendet initially a dance of worship which was exhibited at many temples, places of worship of Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. This dance symbolizes the welcoming of the gods fall into the natural world. Gradually, over the development period, the Balinese artists change Pendet to "welcome", but still contain elements of the sacred-religious. Creator / choreographer of modern dance is I Wayan Rindi (? - 1967).
Pendet is a statement of an offering in the form of ritual dance. Unlike dance performances that require intensive training, can Pendet danced by all people, pemangkus men and women, adults and girls.
This dance is taught simply by following the movement and rarely done in the banjo-banjo. The young girl followed the movement of more senior women who understand their responsibilities in providing a good example.
This daughter has a dance movement pattern that is more dynamic than Rejang Dance that was delivered in groups or pairs. Usually displayed after page Rejang Dance at temples and generally facing toward the sacred (pelinggih) by wearing a ceremonial dress, and each dancer brings sangku, jugs, bowls, and other offerings equipment.
source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tari_Pendet
2. Kecak Dence
Kecak (pronunciation: / 'ke.tʃak /, roughly "Keh-chahk", alternate spelling: Ketjak, Ketjack, and armpits), is a typical Balinese performing arts that was created in the 1930s and played mainly by men. This dance is performed by many (tens or more) male dancers who sat lined up in a circle and with a certain rhythm called "cak" and raised both arms, depicts the story of Ramayana when Rama's line of apes help fight Ravana. However, Kecak sanghyang comes from the ritual, namely the tradition of dancing the dancers will be in a condition not realized [1], to communicate with God or the spirits of the ancestors and then convey its expectations to the public.The dancers in the circle is wearing a plaid cloth like a chessboard their waist. Besides the dancers, there are also other dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana as Rama, Shinta, Ravana, Hanuman, and Sugriwa.
Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances sanghyang. Also, do not use musical instruments. Only used kincringan worn on the feet of dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana.
Around the 1930's Wayan Limbak worked with German painter Walter Spies to create the Kecak dance based on traditional Sanghyang and parts of the story of Ramayana. Wayan Limbak popularizing this dance while traveling the world with his troupe of Balinese dancers.
source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecak
