What kind of dance is dominant in Bali?

Bali is a famous tourist destination in Indonesia, and its dance types are naturally diverse. The traditional dance in Bali is mainly Java dance, combined with some Hindu colors. Bali dance pursues the beauty of curves and pays attention to "three bends". It has related terms to explain the movements and skills of dance. The most basic posture of dance is that all parts of the body need to form an "S"-shaped movement route along the arc, using various "three bends" in body form.

In China, we often see the flowing "three bends" in Jiaozhou Yangko, the dance of the Han nationality. The oriental dance influenced by ancient Egyptian culture is the "three bends" formed in the linear movement, while the dance of Bali follows the "S" line movement track. Sometimes it leans forward, sometimes it leans back, or it bends to both sides, and its waist, shoulders and hips change left and right. The same "three bends" are different in presentation. Consistent, the "three bends" in both the East and the West clearly present the curvaceous beauty of human body in twisting. This kind of movement is the dynamic law of natural divergence when the waist twists, which contains a deep and inner flexible spirit.

In Bali, the function of dance is not only entertainment, but also a form of communication between people and gods. Among them, the most representative ones are welcome dance, kecak and Baron dance. But no matter what kind of dance, most of the hand movements have a strong sense of decoration, and dancers also use colorful hand movements to enrich the dance language in Bali.

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