Pendet Dance The Originally Dance in Bali

Pendet was originally a dance of worship which was exhibited at many temples, places of worship of Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. This dance symbolizes the welcoming of the gods fall into the natural world. Gradually, over the times, the artists transform Pendet to "welcome", but still contains elements of the sacred-religious. Creator / choreographer of modern dance form is I Wayan Rindi (? - 1967).

Pendet a statement of the offerings in the form of a ceremonial dance. Unlike dances performances that require intensive training, Pendet be danced by everyone, pemangkus men and women, adults and girls.

This dance is taught simply by following the movement and rarely done in the hamlets. The young girls follow the movements of the more senior women who understand their responsibility in providing a good example.

Daughter dance has a pattern of motion is more dynamic than the Rejang Dance that was delivered in groups or pairs. Usually displayed after the Rejang Dance at temples page and usually facing toward the sacred (pelinggih) by wearing ceremonial dress and each dancer brings sangku, jugs, bowls, and other equipment offerings.
[edit] Controversy Pendet 2009

Pendet Indonesia into the media spotlight due to appear in television programs Enigmatic Malaysia Discovery Channel. According to the Malaysian government, they are not responsible for the ad because it was made by the Singapore Discovery Channel, Discovery TV then sent a letter of apology to both countries, and stated that the television network is fully responsible for ad serving program. Nevertheless, the incident aired on the television program pendet in Malaysia had a chance to trigger the anti-Malaysian sentiment in Indonesia.

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