Thursday, the dance you shouldn't miss is Kecak & Fire Dance of Desa Adat Sambahan at Ubud, Bali.
It's held of Pura Batu Karu Temple, north of Puri Saren Agung. A characteristic of this dancing group is size of a scale. Sambahan Villagers more than 100 people join to this dance as a dancer. As for this dance, a chorus of men is only music.So you can enjoy a powerful chorus shaking the ground there is much number of dancers. The men who only wearing futa play a role as orchestra and stage direction. A choir of a hundred men or more sitting in concentric circles, swaying, standing up, lying prone as the story develops.
Story is a fragment from the Ramayana, the Hindu epic which jinds its expression in many forms, not only in dance, but also in painting and carving. This is a love story that Prince Rama his wife Sita from demon king Althought beautiful dancers playing a princess Rama and a prince Sita are highlight, The chorus of fantastic men sounding in darkness will give you the stronger impression than the story.
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Desa Adat Sambahan |
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Kecak & fire Dance
Kecak is a special dance that's accompanied by human music voice,called the Gamelan Suara. In this dance, the story develops through a choir of more than one hundred men.These men sit in a concentric circle.As they sing,sway,stand,and lying prone,their voices and dances tell the unfolding tale.
The story is a fragment of the Hindu epic,Ramayana, which you may find its expression in many forms, not just in the dance but also in painting and carving.
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Pantya Arta |
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Gabool Dance
Performance that makes "Sunda Upasnda" that is a part of Maha Barata story motif. Though the two brothers fight over one woman. Besides, variegation such as Pendet, Legong Craton, Barong Dance, and Balis and spectators are not made get tired.
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Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Pantya Arta |
Gabool Dance |
Rp.80,000 |
19:30～ |
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Semara Medya |
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Kecak Dance
Being held on Thursday every week is Kecak Dance. Kecak derived from Sanghyang of the ceremony dance (early public entertainments that had become prototypes of this Kecak). There is a village to which it goes as a sightseeing show now though it is originally the one that Hi is extremely strong, too. In that case, it doesn't carry out the function as etiquette though the presentation is done by the same procedure as etiquette.
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Semara Medya |
Kecak Dance |
Rp75,000 |
19:30～ |
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Ananga Sari |
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Legong Dance
Splendid clothes and most gorgeous Bali dancing by delicate movement, it are legong dances. In the first place call it "the legong craton = Imperial Court legong" with the thing which developed as a court dance, and gigolette dances splendidly, and even Bali is called the most beautiful dancing.
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Ananga Sari |
Legong Dance |
Rp.75,000 |
19:30～ |
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Sekaa Raja Peni |
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Barong & Kuris Dance
The drama performed by the Raja Peni troupe is drawn from an early story in the Mahabarata epic,though the opening scene of the barong and the monkey serves only as an introduction. The story begins once the six Sisian dancers appear. The Kurowa brothers, who are the antagonists in the Mahabarata,have petitioned the goddess Durga to spresd disease and destruction in Indra Prasta, the kingdom of the five heroic Pandawa brothers. The Sisian, as Durga's servants,fulfill the Kurowa's request.
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Sekaa Raja Peni |
Barong & Kuris Dance |
Rp.50,000 |
19:00～ |
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Cenik Wayah |
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Sprit of Gamelan
The Performance Programs
1 Procession
2 Sang Hyang
3 Baris Dance
4 Nelayan Dance
5 Cenik Wayah (Instrumental)
6 New Creative Dance“Nyamar”
7 Barong Dance
8 Closing Music
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Cenik Wayah |
Sprit of Gamelan |
Rp.80,000 |
19:30～ |
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Sandhi Suara |
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Barong & Kuris Dance
Being held on Tuesday every week is Kecak & Trance Dance. It sounds at the dark night and the large chorus and it of ..passing.. monkeys are Kechak.
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Sandhi Suara |
Barong & Kuris Dance |
Rp.75,000 |
19:30～ |
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Pondok Bamboo |
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Wayang Kulit
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Pondok Bamboo |
Wayang Kulit |
Rp.75,000 |
20:00～ |
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Dance at Temple |
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Tanah Lot Temple
Tanah Lot Temple is one of most popular sightseeing spot in Bali. In Tanah Lot, you could watch Kecak Dance every night.
Uluwatu Temple
Uluwatu temple is popular sightseeing spot as same as Tanahlot temple. At Uluwatu Temple, built on the cliff of Indian Ocean, can watch beautiful sunset like postcard. The Kecak Dance while look this sunset is every night performed and very popular.
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Everyday |
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Barong dance to be able to watch from the morning is this place. The access is distinguished because it is Dempasur Area. The dance of the welcome, the comedy are performed before the Barong dance. Besides, you can take a photograph with Barong on the stage after the end ! Because it is popular very much, we recommended that you arrive earlier to get nice seat.
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Fullmoon & Newmoon |
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Kecak dance performance only at the fullmoon and the newmoon . Atmosphere is considerably different from the one of other sing and dance groups. It is overwhelmed to flitting cheer of Kecak, light of the torch, dance with the flame and power, and the stage. It is overwhelmed to fantastic atmosphere only on special night when power stays in the entire Bali.
January performance will 15th, 29th
February performance will 13th, 28th
March performance will 29th
(15th will call off because of the day before the Nyupi )
| Group name |
Repertoire |
Charge |
Time |
| ◆Cak Rina |
Kecak Dance |
Rp.100,000 |
19:00～20.00 |
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How to see the dance performance |
Bali travel agency of “PT.HIRO-chan Tours”is managed by Japanese.We will assist you with complete information during your holiday on the island.Please join in our tours!We will guide you to see your favorite dance performance.
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■Driver Service
PT.HIRO-chan Driver Service provides many kinds of car models such as Karimun,Avanza,APV,Elf etc.FromUS$40～/8hours includes driver,gasoline and insurance cover.
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| Driver Service 8hours US$40～(Includes gasoline & insurance cover) |
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■Traditional Balinese Dance Performance in Ubud
We will guide you to see dance performance in Ubud.US$40/person including dinner and shopping at a supermarket,and for you who feel tired,take 2 hour spa on optional.
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| Dance performance in Ubud US$40（Includes gasoline, insurance, guide, dinner, entrance fee） |
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■Kecak Dance at Ulu Watu
Ulu Watu’s Kecak dance performance.After have a short shopping,we will guide you to Ulu Watu temple to see a colorful Kecak dance,afterwards we take you to a romantic seafood dinner in Jimbaran,and at last stop at a supermarket on the way back to the hotel. |
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| Kecak Dance at Uluwatu US$40(Includes gasoline, insurance, guide, dinner, entrance fee） |
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■Legong Dance & Indonesian Dinner
The tour takes you to see the most graceful Balinese dance of Legong dance(dance of the palace)performed by girl dancers,while enjoy Indonesian dinner.It is a dinner time that you can enjoy only in Bali. |
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| Legong Dance & Indonesian Dinner US$25(Includes gasoline, insurance,dinner) |
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