kecak dance

           


Who does not know of Balinese Kecak dance? This dance is ever broken the world record when it danced around five thousand years ago. But you know, who is the creator and why dance was invented?
Wayan modulus Tersebutlah name who created this dance. Previously many famous Balinese dances. 1930 Limbak been popularizing this dance to foreign countries assisted by the German painter Walter Spies.
Are dozens of men who sit in rows of circular. They wear plaid slipcover shaped chess board, which in turn plaid fabric cloth that became the hallmark of Bali.
This dance originated from the ritual Trance. When dancing, they are not conscious, in a state where it is believed they can communicate with God or the spirit of ancestors, in order to convey their expectations.
When we look backwards on the Balinese Kecak dance, then we will find that the term Kecak interpreted as a name derived from the sound of the dance itself, which cak, cak, cak, cak, cak,. Although sound strange but unique and contain a high artistic value is spoken along the Balinese Kecak dance performed. .
 Brazilians Kecak Dance Balinese dance was created in 1930 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 , depicting the story of Ramayana when Rama's line of apes help fight Ravana .In contrast to other types of performing arts of Bali , Kecak dance is unique because it does not rely on the instrument of musical instruments to accompany the dance , but the dancers choir . Rhythm sound " cak , cak , cak ... " so arranged , so as to produce an alloy that is very harmonious , interspersed with a few accents and other utterances . The dancers who play a sound " cak , cak , cak ... " are usually bare-chested and wearing only a plaid cloth like a chessboard their waist . While the figures of Rama , Sita , Ravana , Hanuman , and Sugriva as general wear on the show Ketoprak .
In this dance , the rhythm sounds spoken by the dancers enough for the audience to present a mystical aura . Especially after the story is complete Ramayana in dance staged , performances spliced ​​with Dedari Trance and Trance dance Jaran believed that the dancers possessed by spirits , so invulnerable when dancing on hot coals .This dance is a dance to ward off evil spirits were performed by two girls who are still virgins . While Trance Jaran is a dance performed by men who possessed pranced like a horse 's behavior and dancing on hot coals . Because the hallmark of this Jaran Trance 
 Balinese Kecak dance experience continues to change and development since the 1970s . Developments that can be seen is in terms of story and staging . In terms of staging the story for not just sticking to one part of the Ramayana but also other parts of the story of Ramayana .
Then in terms of staging also began experiencing growth not only found in one place like the village of Bona , Gianyar but also other villages in Bali Kecak dance that began to develop around the Kecak Bali there are dozens of groups where members are usually members of the banjo . Activities such activities Kecak dance festivals are also frequently held in Bali either by the government or by an art school in Bali . As well as dancers from the highest number ever staged in the Kecak dance which was recorded in 1979 involving 500 dancers . At that time Kecak performed by taking the story of the Mahabharata . However, this record was broken by the Tabanan regency government organized a colossal Kecak with 5000 dancers on September 29, 2006 , in Tanah Lot , Tabanan , Bali .
 

                  


Balinese Kecak Dance is the creation of a famous Balinese dancer , I Wayan modulus , and the German painter Walter Spies , the 1930's . At first , the two artists fascinated by the ritual dance in which the dancers dance Trance in spirit possessed conditions ( trance ) . Trance Ritual Balinese ritual itself is derived from the pre - Hindu traditions with the intention to deny reinforcements . This ritual was later adopted by I Wayan modulus and Walter Spies became a performing arts to the public for display in various countries in Europe with the name of the Kecak Dance .
Kecak dance is played by a number of dancers ( mostly men ) , between 50 to 150 people , with a duration of between 45-60 minutes . This dance dancers compose vocal instruments ( a cappella ) with sound " cak , cak , cak ... " as he raised both arms to accompany the epic story of Ramayana become a major story in this dance . Therefore spoken chorus dancers are considered similar to the sound of monkeys , the foreign tourists often refer to this dance as " the Monkey Dance " .
Fragment of epic Ramayana is the source of the story is the story of the abduction of goddess Sita ( wife of Rama ) by King Ravana of Lanka from the country . In this dance described how Rama fought liberate his lover , Dewi Sinta , who was kidnapped and taken away by Ravana . This story is exciting as it struggles to grow aided by the Rama Hanuman ( the Monkey White ) and Sugriva . In addition to staging the epic story of Ramayana , Kecak Trance Dance also featuring Dedari and Trance Jaran as closing the show .
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