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The tradition of dances in Bali goes far beyond you can imagine. It incorporates ancient Hindu traditions with drama, portrayed in the form of dance and music.

Balinese dance culture incorporates ancient Hindu traditions with drama that tell stories through dance and music. Dances can represent how the character from Hindu scripture fights demons and evil spirits.

Balinese dance is an ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali island, Indonesia.

Balinese dance is unique, dynamic, and the movement is very complex. When dancing, a dancer has to be able to exercise all of her body's parts from head to toe.

Balinese dance costumes are stunning pieces of art that reference an imagined bygone era depicting kings, queens and heavenly creatures. The costume plays an extremely important role in Balinese dance.

There are various costumes of the dancers,
depending on the type of the dance.

...the rising tourist economy impacted the number of Balinese theatrical productions, while the costumes worn by Balinese performers became more elaborate as a means of attracting tourists to the island.

Dance and drama have traditionally been one and the same. Depending on how you look at it dancers have traditionally played characters and acted and actors have traditionally danced around a lot. The dances usually tell a story, often an episode of a Hindu epic characterised by fighting off evil gods or demons.