It is the oldest Pendet Dance in Bali

Denpasar, Pendet is one of the oldest dances in the dance of its kind in the island of Bali. "According to some accounts, the experts agreed Balinese performing arts mentions 1950 as the year of birth Pendet dance," said Professor of Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Denpasar, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia, in Denpasar, on Saturday (22 / 8), as reported by AFP.

He said, Pendet since created are always used as the opening act for other Balinese dance presentation. "Pendet is a dance group that is usually danced in a group of teenage girls which every dancer brings a silver bowl (bowl) filled with colorful flowers," he added. At the end of the dance, the dancers scattered flowers brought into the audience as a form of expression and welcome.

Initiator of the dance, according to Dibia, are two artists born Sumertha Village, Denpasar, which I Wayan Rindi and Ni Ketut Reneng. "Both these artists create a welcoming Pendet dance with four dancers to be presented as part of the show turistik in a number of hotels in Denpasar, Bali," he said.

In 1961, I Wayan Beratha Pendet reworked dance becomes a pattern like now, including adding the number of dancers to five people. A year later, I Wayan Beratha and his colleagues created the mass Pendet dance with the dancers no less than 800 people to appear in the Asian Games opening ceremony in Jakarta.

The fact is clearly contrary to the claims of Malaysia. Not long ago, this allied country said Pendet dance as part of their culture. In fact, the famous dance throughout the world from Bali, or Island of the Gods was included in the tour visits their ads. (Liputan6.com)

Denpasar: Claim to dance Pendet Malaysia protests of members of the Regional Representatives Council, cultural and dance artists in Bali. They also held the action concerns, press conferences, and demonstrations in dance Pendet Cultural Park in Denpasar, Bali, Saturday (22 / 8).

In addition to protests, they are concerned about Malaysian government's actions. Because, not just this time the allied countries to claim a number of Indonesian culture as the country's indigenous culture. It is feared that, if the government's silence, then a lot of Indonesian culture that will be lost and recognized by other countries.

Demo dance dancer brings senior Pendet Arini Alit with a little dancer. According to Balinese dance artists, dance Pendet has existed since hundreds of years ago in the island resort. This started as a sacred dance that is only displayed in the holy places. However, along with the development of world tourism, this dance around the age of 50 be modified and developed into a dance or dance Pendet welcome in a number of events. (Liputan6.com)

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