This dance….
is called: Barong dance
Barong dance is a style of traditional Balinese and Javanese dance from Bali and Java, Indonesia.
Societal relevance
The dance demonstrates the mythological depiction of animals that have supernatural powers and can protect humans. Barong is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of the good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The Barong dance features a battle between Barong and Rangda to represent the eternal battle between good and evil.
The Barong is a type of mythical lion. In traditional Barong dance performances, he is portrayed in his struggles against Rangda. Within the Calon Arang, the dance drama in which the Barong appears, the Barong responds to Rangda's use of magic to control and kill her to restore balance. The mythical creature dances along the street to the Calon Arang. The dance opens with two playful monkeys teasing Barong in a peaceful environment. A priest would throw holy water at it.
Keris dance
The next scene is popularly known as keris dance. Balinese keris dance is part of Barong dance performance, in which the dancers wield kris as weapon. This dance is considered sacred since it involves trance psychological condition.
The Rangda character appears and wreaks havoc. She casts black magic upon male dancers, who represent Airlangga's soldiers, and orders them to commit suicide. In a trance, these men stab themselves on their chest with their own kris. Meanwhile, Barong and the priest cast protective magic on these men, which makes them invulnerable to sharp objects.
The kris dance is a thrilling performance when the tranced dancers stab themselves and showed their immunity to the keris stab. Keris dance is actually a dangerous dance, since it can lead to the fatal accident that may caused injury or death. In February 2021, a 16 years old boy keris dancer was stabbed to death right in his heart by his own kris in a trance, during a Rangda dance performance in Banjar Blong Gede, Pemecutan Kaja, Denpasar, Bali.
Barong vs. Rangda
The dance ends with the final battle between Barong and Rangda, concluding with the victory of Barong over Rangda. Rangda runs away, the evil is defeated, and the celestial order is restored.
[1] Wikipedia, Letzter Zugriff: 24.02.2022, www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barong_dance
is called: Barong dance
Barong dance is a style of traditional Balinese and Javanese dance from Bali and Java, Indonesia.
Societal relevance
The dance demonstrates the mythological depiction of animals that have supernatural powers and can protect humans. Barong is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of the good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The Barong dance features a battle between Barong and Rangda to represent the eternal battle between good and evil.
The Barong is a type of mythical lion. In traditional Barong dance performances, he is portrayed in his struggles against Rangda. Within the Calon Arang, the dance drama in which the Barong appears, the Barong responds to Rangda's use of magic to control and kill her to restore balance. The mythical creature dances along the street to the Calon Arang. The dance opens with two playful monkeys teasing Barong in a peaceful environment. A priest would throw holy water at it.
Keris dance
The next scene is popularly known as keris dance. Balinese keris dance is part of Barong dance performance, in which the dancers wield kris as weapon. This dance is considered sacred since it involves trance psychological condition.
The Rangda character appears and wreaks havoc. She casts black magic upon male dancers, who represent Airlangga's soldiers, and orders them to commit suicide. In a trance, these men stab themselves on their chest with their own kris. Meanwhile, Barong and the priest cast protective magic on these men, which makes them invulnerable to sharp objects.
The kris dance is a thrilling performance when the tranced dancers stab themselves and showed their immunity to the keris stab. Keris dance is actually a dangerous dance, since it can lead to the fatal accident that may caused injury or death. In February 2021, a 16 years old boy keris dancer was stabbed to death right in his heart by his own kris in a trance, during a Rangda dance performance in Banjar Blong Gede, Pemecutan Kaja, Denpasar, Bali.
Barong vs. Rangda
The dance ends with the final battle between Barong and Rangda, concluding with the victory of Barong over Rangda. Rangda runs away, the evil is defeated, and the celestial order is restored.
[1] Wikipedia, Letzter Zugriff: 24.02.2022, www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barong_dance
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