Possibly the most dance in Bali is the Legong dance.This classic
Balinese dance, has become the foundation for the basic routines of many
Balinese dance. The original Legong danced is by two teenage girl who
have not yet reached maturity and was developed in the palaces in Bali
during the 19Th century. The story goes that a prince of Sukawati had a
dream where he is dying of some sickness. In his dream, he sees 2 girl
dancing gracefully with their young and flexible bodies, all accompanied
by the harmonic sounds of Gamelan. When the prince regains his health,
he reenacts his dream in a dance repertoire.
Audience normally miss the the fact that during a Legong performance, there is dance called Condong which is usually the prelude to Legong. Condong is usually performed solo and the dancer wears a similar costume to that of the Legong dancer but the colour is different - rather than a gold, she wears pink. The dancers also wears a headdress, which take the form of antlers and is made from frangipani flowers. Even though it is a prelude, the Condong performance in its entirety takes about 7 minutes.
The routines of the Condong Dances share similarities with Legong, but it does not depict a story like legong dance. Condong cancers must master several Balinese Dance techniques, because most of the routines are difficult. The routines include imitating a bamboo tree being blown in the wind by squatting low and swaying the upper part of the body gracefully as well as the distinctive movement of the eyes which creates different facial expressions from one routine to another. At the end of the performance the Condong dancer usually presents a pair of fans to the two Legong dancers before finally withdrawing backstage.
Audience normally miss the the fact that during a Legong performance, there is dance called Condong which is usually the prelude to Legong. Condong is usually performed solo and the dancer wears a similar costume to that of the Legong dancer but the colour is different - rather than a gold, she wears pink. The dancers also wears a headdress, which take the form of antlers and is made from frangipani flowers. Even though it is a prelude, the Condong performance in its entirety takes about 7 minutes.
The routines of the Condong Dances share similarities with Legong, but it does not depict a story like legong dance. Condong cancers must master several Balinese Dance techniques, because most of the routines are difficult. The routines include imitating a bamboo tree being blown in the wind by squatting low and swaying the upper part of the body gracefully as well as the distinctive movement of the eyes which creates different facial expressions from one routine to another. At the end of the performance the Condong dancer usually presents a pair of fans to the two Legong dancers before finally withdrawing backstage.
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