{"id":5866,"date":"2026-10-26T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/?p=5866"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:22:55","slug":"balinese-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/balinese-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Balinese Dance: Wali, Bebali and Balih-Balihan Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"aob-custom-article\">\n\n<div class=\"definition-box\"><p>Balinese dance is the body of traditional dances performed across Bali in temples, villages and on stage, usually with gamelan, and sorted by Wikipedia and UNESCO into three genres: sacred wali, semi-sacred bebali and entertainment balih-balihan. UNESCO inscribed &#8220;Three genres of traditional dance in Bali&#8221; on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015, and Wikipedia names nine dances in that listing. This guide explains the three genres, places each of the nine, covers how the dances are learned and what to notice when you watch, and points to our deeper guides and to the paintings and carvings in our gallery.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"highlight-inline\"><p><strong>Poin-Poin Penting<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"quality-list\">\n<li>Wikipedia&#8217;s Balinese dance entry divides the tradition into wali (sacred), bebali (semi-sacred) and balih-balihan (entertainment). UNESCO describes the same three as sacred, semi-sacred and dances for community enjoyment.<\/li>\n<li>The proposal dates to 2011 and recognition came in 2015, per Wikipedia, at the committee meeting in Windhoek, Namibia. UNESCO&#8217;s page records the inscription at the Committee&#8217;s 10th session.<\/li>\n<li>Wikipedia lists nine dances, three per genre, from eight regencies and cities across Bali, among them Rejang, Gambuh and Joged Bumbung. UNESCO&#8217;s own page describes the genres but does not name the nine.<\/li>\n<li>The categories are not airtight. Wikipedia&#8217;s Pendet entry files Pendet under bebalihan, while its Balinese dance entry lists Pendet among welcoming dances, so we show Pendet outside the nine.<\/li>\n<li>UNESCO says the dances are passed on mainly through informal learning in groups, starting in early childhood.<\/li>\n<li>We are a gallery, not a dance school. Our collection includes paintings and carvings of dances, such as The Elegant Legong Dancer Painting (watercolor on cotton canvas, 60 \u00d7 80 cm, Rp1,500,000).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"img-block\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/balinese-dance-pendet-dancers-stage-bali.webp\" alt=\"Four girls performing a Balinese dance, the Pendet, in red and orange costumes on a stage floor\" width=\"1280\" height=\"851\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"- Arts of Bali\"><div class=\"img-meta\"><p class=\"caption\">Pendet dancers on a stage, June 2008. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pendet_dancers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Maes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>, melalui Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Dasar-dasarnya<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">What Is Balinese Dance? Sacred, Social and Staged Traditions<\/h2>\n\n<p>Search for Balinese dance and the results split into show listings, hotel pages and single-dance explainers. We carry paintings and carvings of Legong, Baris, Kecak and Barong, and over the past weeks we wrote a guide to each. This page is the map that sits above them, so that you can see where each dance belongs and which guide to open next. Every claim is tied to a named source.<\/p>\n\n<p>The stories these dances act out are the ones painters work from, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/lukisan-mitologi-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide to Balinese mythology painting<\/a> maps them.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balinese_dance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artikel Wikipedia tentang tari Bali<\/a> says dancers use gestures of the fingers, hands, head and eyes to tell the stories of dance-drama, and that the articulations of the face, eyes, hands, arms, hips and feet are coordinated with the layered percussive sound of the gamelan. <a href=\"https:\/\/ich.unesco.org\/en\/RL\/three-genres-of-traditional-dance-in-bali-00617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNESCO&#8217;s inscription<\/a> adds that the basic stance has bent knees and a held-in stomach, that travelling steps vary in tempo, and that dancers use facial expressions for emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear and love. It names technical skill, charisma, humility, discipline and spiritual energy as the qualities a performer needs.<\/p>\n\n<p>Dance is also woven into the ceremonial year. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/lukisan-kehidupan-desa-di-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">village life painting guide<\/a> records a real procession that passed the gallery door, and our Baris guide notes that Baris Gede was part of it.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">The Genres<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">The Three Genres of Balinese Dance: Wali, Bebali and Balih-Balihan<\/h2>\n\n<p>Wikipedia describes wali as sacred dances, bebali as semi-sacred dances and balih-balihan as dances for entertainment. UNESCO words it as sacred, semi-sacred and dances meant for wider community enjoyment. Wikipedia adds that sacred dances were traditionally performed only in temples. The table shows the nine dances Wikipedia lists under the heritage entry, with the regency or city it gives for each.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"table-wrap comparison-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Genre<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Listed dances and region<\/th><th>Where to read more<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Wali<\/td><td>Sacred<\/td><td>Rejang (Klungkung), Sanghyang Dedari (Karangasem), Baris Upacara (Bangli)<\/td><td>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/baris-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baris dance guide<\/a>; sanghyang roots in our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/kecak-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kecak guide<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Bebali<\/td><td>Semi-sacred<\/td><td>Topeng Sidhakarya or Topeng Pajegan (Tabanan), Gambuh (Gianyar), Wayang Wong (Buleleng)<\/td><td>Masks in our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/balinese-wood-carving-mask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balinese mask carving guide<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Balih-balihan<\/td><td>Entertainment<\/td><td>Legong Kraton (Denpasar), Joged Bumbung (Buleleng), Barong Ket &#8220;Kuntisraya&#8221; (Badung)<\/td><td>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/legong-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legong guide<\/a> dan <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/barong-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barong guide<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"table-note\">Source: Wikipedia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balinese_dance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tarian Bali<\/a> entry for the nine dances and regions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ich.unesco.org\/en\/RL\/three-genres-of-traditional-dance-in-bali-00617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNESCO<\/a> for the three genres. UNESCO&#8217;s page does not name the nine dances.<\/p>\n\n<p>Wikipedia dates the proposal to 2011 and says recognition came in 2015 at the Intergovernmental Committee meeting held from 29 November to 4 December in Windhoek, Namibia. UNESCO records the inscription at the Committee&#8217;s 10th session. UNESCO also links the element to Bali&#8217;s Subak system, which our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/subak-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subak guide<\/a> explains.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Wali<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Wali Dances: The Sacred Genre and Its Three Listed Dances<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"img-block portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rejang-dewa-dance-girls-procession-bali.webp\" alt=\"Girls in white tops, yellow sarongs and tall headdresses in a Rejang Dewa procession along a paved street\" width=\"800\" height=\"1204\" title=\"- Arts of Bali\"><div class=\"img-meta\"><p class=\"caption\">Girls in a Rejang Dewa procession, photographed in September 2018. The Commons description calls it a sacred dance. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tari_Rejang_Dewa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rifqirizqullah<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, melalui Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3>Rejang<\/h3>\n<p>Wikipedia places Rejang in Klungkung. The Wikimedia Commons description of the photograph above, written in Indonesian, calls Rejang Dewa a sacred dance performed at Hindu religious events, meant to welcome and entertain gods who come from the heavens. We could not find a longer English source we trust, so we say no more about its choreography.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Sanghyang Dedari<\/h3>\n<p>The Balinese dance entry describes Sanghyang Dedari as a sacred trance dance performed by two young girls in Karangasem, meant to invoke benevolent spirits. It also lists it among the sources Legong developed from. The older trance ritual with a male chorus is where kecak grew, which our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/kecak-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kecak dance guide<\/a> traces in detail.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Baris Upacara<\/h3>\n<p>Baris Upacara is the ceremonial group form of the warrior dance, listed for Bangli. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/baris-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baris dance guide<\/a> explains that Baris is a family of more than thirty ritual variants plus the well-known solo Baris Tunggal, and what the gaze and headdress are doing on stage.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Bebali<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Bebali Dances: The Semi-Sacred Genre and Its Three Listed Dances<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Topeng.<\/strong> Wikipedia lists Topeng Sidhakarya, also called Topeng Pajegan, for Tabanan. Topeng means a masked dance, and the carved masks used in Balinese craft are covered in our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/balinese-wood-carving-mask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide to carved Balinese masks<\/a>. We have not verified further details of the Sidhakarya mask, so we leave them to specialist sources.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"img-block portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gambuh-dancer-batuan-bali-costume.webp\" alt=\"Costumed Gambuh dancer in a gold headdress photographed at Batuan, Bali, against a dark background\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"- Arts of Bali\"><div class=\"img-meta\"><p class=\"caption\">A costumed dancer at a Gambuh performance in Batuan, September 2007, according to the Commons file title. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:09_05_07_ngayah_GAMBUH_Batuan_(_2007_%E2%80%94_PICs_)_%E2%80%94_11_arya.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ni Ketut Sri Laksmi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, melalui Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3>Gambuh<\/h3>\n<p>Wikipedia&#8217;s Gambuh entry calls it an ancient dance-drama performed with its own gamelan gambuh, with stories from the Malat, a long poem about the Javanese prince Raden Panji. It dates the form to the late Majapahit era, around the 15th century, and says it has changed little since. Refined characters speak Kawi, an old literary language, while lower-status characters translate for the audience into contemporary Balinese. The entry says Gambuh is mainly preserved in the village of Batuan and cites a 1997 estimate that perhaps only four groups still performed in the Gambuh style. Treat that as a dated figure. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/lukisan-batuan-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Panduan melukis Batuan<\/a> covers the same village from the painting side.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Balinese dance entry connects Gambuh to Legong, saying Legong developed from Sanghyang Dedari and Gambuh. The Gambuh entry adds that Gambuh introduced a narrative element that shaped later dance-drama such as topeng and arja.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Wayang Wong<\/h3>\n<p>Wikipedia lists Wayang Wong Dance Drama for Buleleng. We did not verify its repertoire or staging, so we only note it here. For the puppet theatre that shares the wayang name, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/tumpek-wayang-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumpek Wayang guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Balih-Balihan<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Balih-Balihan Dances: The Entertainment Genre and Its Three Listed Dances<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Legong Kraton.<\/strong> Wikipedia lists it for Denpasar. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/legong-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legong dance guide<\/a> covers the two dancers and the condong, the two origin stories and the Lasem plot, and notes that the sources disagree on the date.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"img-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/joged-bumbung-dance-crowd-bali.webp\" alt=\"A couple dancing Joged Bumbung in front of a split gate with a large crowd watching in Bali\" width=\"1280\" height=\"848\" title=\"- Arts of Bali\"><div class=\"img-meta\"><p class=\"caption\">A Joged Bumbung performance, June 2016. The Commons description calls it folk entertainment often held in Bali. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Joged_Bumbung.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manik Agung<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, melalui Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3>Joged Bumbung<\/h3>\n<p>Wikipedia describes Joged as a secular social dance for entertainment. One or more female dancers perform, often inviting a spectator to dance with a fan and sash, and the dance is largely improvised. It is typically accompanied by a gamelan of bamboo instruments, the gamelan joged bumbung. The Balinese dance entry calls Joged Bumbung a popular social dance performed by couples during harvest season or on important days. The Joged entry also records criticism from officials and activists of its provocative movements, a 2016 attempt by the governor to ban it, and a provincial joged bumbung festival in August 2017 meant to improve the dance.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Barong Ket &#8220;Kuntisraya&#8221;.<\/strong> Wikipedia lists this Barong dance for Badung. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/barong-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barong dance guide<\/a> covers the cast, the four beats of the story and the kris scene, and says Barong Ket from the Gianyar region is the most common type. We have not compared the Badung version with that one.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Beyond the Nine<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Beyond the Nine: Welcome Dances, Chants and Newer Choreographies<\/h2>\n\n<p>The nine are a heritage listing, not a complete catalogue. Several dances visitors ask about by name sit outside it.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Pendet.<\/strong> Wikipedia&#8217;s Pendet entry describes a dance of greeting in which dancers carry floral offerings to purify a temple or stage before a ceremony or another dance. It says Pendet began as an accompaniment to temple ceremonies. In the 1950s, I Wayan Rindi and Ni Ketut Reneng of Sumertha village in Denpasar codified a four-dancer version as a welcome for hotel tourism shows. In 1961 I Wayan Beratha expanded it to five dancers, and in 1962 a mass version with at least 800 dancers opened the Asian Games in Jakarta. That entry files Pendet under bebalihan, which is why sources can disagree on where it belongs.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Kecak.<\/strong> Wikipedia describes kecak as a Balinese Hindu dance popularized in the 1930s and based on the Ramayana, with a chorus of men chanting in place of instruments. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/kecak-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kecak guide<\/a> covers who is credited and why that is disputed.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Calon Arang.<\/strong> The witch of Girah legend behind Rangda is staged as a dance-drama, which our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/calon-arang-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calon Arang guide<\/a> follows from the legend to the trance ritual.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Janger.<\/strong> Wikipedia calls it a sitting dance with swaying movements. It also appears in carved form in our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/balinese-dancer-wood-carving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide to dancer wood carvings<\/a>, alongside Oleg and Kebyar Duduk.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Newer choreographies.<\/strong> Wikipedia says new choreographies were created to meet tourist demand. Choreographers have more freedom in these works and use moves considered improper for sacred dances, and Tari Sekar Jagat is the example it gives. Pendet&#8217;s four-dancer welcome version is a similar story from the 1950s, according to the Pendet entry.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Learning<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">How Balinese Dance Is Learned and Passed On<\/h2>\n\n<p>UNESCO says the dances are mainly passed on informally within groups, starting in early childhood. Training begins with basic movements and positions and moves on to more complex dances, and students keep practicing until they have memorized the sequences. UNESCO adds that participants gain a strong cultural identity from the understanding that they are preserving their ancestors&#8217; heritage.<\/p>\n\n<p>The sources give different starting ages. Wikipedia&#8217;s Balinese dance entry says official training can begin as young as 7. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/legong-dance-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legong guide<\/a> reports, from Wikipedia&#8217;s Legong entry, that traditional Legong dancers trained from about age five. The two statements are about different things, and we report both without choosing.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Watching<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Watching Balinese Dance: What to Notice<\/h2>\n\n<p>We are not performers, so this is a short list built only from UNESCO and Wikipedia. If you are in front of a stage or a screen, these are four things the sources let you notice.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cultural-cards\">\n<div class=\"cultural-card\"><h3>The stance<\/h3><p>UNESCO describes a basic posture with bent knees and a held-in stomach, with travelling steps at different tempos.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cultural-card\"><h3>Hands and eyes<\/h3><p>Wikipedia says fingers, hands, head and eyes carry the story in dance-drama.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cultural-card\"><h3>The face<\/h3><p>UNESCO lists happiness, sadness, anger, fear and love as emotions shown through facial expression.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cultural-card\"><h3>Musik<\/h3><p>Wikipedia says body movements are coordinated with layers of percussive sound. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/balinese-gamelan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balinese gamelan guide<\/a> explains the instruments.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Costume is part of the picture too. UNESCO describes brightly coloured cloth with gold floral and animal motifs, plus gold-leafed and jeweled accessories. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/bali-temple-ceremony-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide to Bali temple ceremony painting<\/a> shows how painters render the same ceremonial dress.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Dari Pihak Kami<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Apa yang Kita Ketahui dan Apa yang Kita Tunda Keputusannya<\/h2>\n\n<p>We are an art gallery in Seminyak, not a dance school, a temple office or a ticket desk. What we write here comes from the sources named in this post and from our own guides and paintings. We do not list venues, show times, ticket prices or rules for attending temple ceremonies, because we could not verify them and they change. On choreography, symbolism and ritual practice we defer to the dancers, teachers and communities who carry the tradition. If you spot something we should correct, tell us and we will fix it.<\/p>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Di Galeri<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Dances in the Gallery: Paintings and Carvings From Our Collection<\/h2>\n\n<p>Several pieces in our collection are made after the dances in this guide. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/lukisan-penari-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide to dancer paintings<\/a> explains how painters handle costume and pose.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"img-block portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/legong-1_9_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Watercolor painting of a Balinese dancer in ceremonial attire holding a fan, The Elegant Legong Dancer Painting\" width=\"880\" height=\"1173\" title=\"- Arts of Bali\"><div class=\"img-meta\"><p class=\"caption\">The Elegant Legong Dancer Painting, impressionistic watercolor on cotton canvas, 60 \u00d7 80 cm, at Arts of Bali.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"table-wrap comparison-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Piece<\/th><th>Details from the listing<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/galeri\/lukisan-penari-legong-yang-anggun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukisan Penari Legong yang Elegan<\/a><\/td><td>Impressionistic watercolor on cotton canvas, 60 \u00d7 80 cm, Rp1,500,000.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/galeri\/rhythm-of-grace-balinese-baris-dancer-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irama Keanggunan: Lukisan Penari Baris Bali<\/a><\/td><td>Palette knife on cotton canvas, 70 \u00d7 90 cm, Rp8,000,000. A dancer in ornate costume with a golden crown.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/galeri\/the-sacred-kecak-fire-dance-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukisan Tari Api Kecak Suci<\/a><\/td><td>Traditional Ubud style, acrylic on cotton canvas, 85 \u00d7 135 cm, Rp12,500,000.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/galeri\/original-golden-crown-legong-dancer-head-sculpture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Original Golden Crown: Legong Dancer Head Sculpture<\/a><\/td><td>Hand-carved blonde wood on a metal stand, 16 cm high, Rp1,250,000.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/galeri\/premium-balinese-kebyar-duduk-wood-carving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ukiran Kayu Kebyar Duduk Bali Kelas Premium<\/a><\/td><td>Hand-carved seated dancer, 30 cm, Rp2,250,000.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"table-note\">Details are from the product listings, checked on 21 October 2026. Each is a single original piece, so price and availability can change. The wider tradition behind these scenes is in our <a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/lukisan-mitologi-bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukisan mitologi Bali<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cta-block\"><h3>Ask About a Dance Piece<\/h3><p>Tell us which dance you want on your wall or shelf and we will send close-up photos, the exact size and shipping options. We ship worldwide.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/6285237454011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cta-btn\">Mengobrol di WhatsApp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/id\/galeri\/lukisan-penari-legong-yang-anggun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cta-btn outline\">View the Legong Painting<\/a><\/div>\n\n<span class=\"section-label\">Pertanyaan<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-h2\">Balinese Dance FAQ<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"faq-section\">\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">What is Balinese dance?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">Balinese dance is the body of traditional dances of Bali, performed in temples, villages and on stage, mostly with gamelan. Wikipedia and UNESCO sort it into three genres: sacred wali, semi-sacred bebali and entertainment balih-balihan. UNESCO inscribed the three genres on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">What are the three types of Balinese dance?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">Wali dances are sacred, bebali dances are semi-sacred and balih-balihan dances are made for entertainment. Wikipedia&#8217;s Balinese dance entry uses these terms, and UNESCO describes the same split as sacred, semi-sacred and community enjoyment. The boundaries are not always clean, and sources sometimes place one dance in different categories.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">Which nine dances are listed under the Balinese dance heritage entry?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">Wikipedia lists Rejang, Sanghyang Dedari and Baris Upacara as wali; Topeng Sidhakarya or Pajegan, Gambuh and Wayang Wong as bebali; and Legong Kraton, Joged Bumbung and Barong Ket Kuntisraya as balih-balihan. UNESCO&#8217;s own page describes the three genres but does not name the nine dances.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">When did UNESCO recognize Balinese dance?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">UNESCO inscribed &#8220;Three genres of traditional dance in Bali&#8221; in 2015, at the 10th session of its Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee. Wikipedia adds that the proposal dates to 2011 and that recognition came at the committee meeting held from 29 November to 4 December 2015 in Windhoek, Namibia.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">How do children learn Balinese dance?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">UNESCO says the dances are passed on mainly through informal learning in groups, starting in early childhood, with basic movements first and complex dances later. Wikipedia says official training can begin as young as 7. Our Legong guide cites Wikipedia&#8217;s Legong entry for traditional Legong dancers starting at about age five.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">Is Pendet a sacred dance?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">Sources differ. Wikipedia&#8217;s Pendet entry files it under bebalihan, the entertainment genre, and describes a welcome dance with flower offerings, while saying it began as an accompaniment to temple ceremonies. It is not among the nine dances in the heritage listing, so we show it separately and note both sides.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">How is Balinese dance linked to gamelan?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">UNESCO says gamelan music accompanies the dances, and Wikipedia says the articulations of the face, eyes, hands, arms, hips and feet are coordinated with layers of percussive sound. Kecak is a notable exception, since Wikipedia describes it as performed by a chanting chorus without instruments. Our gamelan guide explains the instruments.<\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary class=\"faq-q\">Does Arts of Bali sell paintings of Balinese dances?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. Our gallery lists original paintings and hand-carved figures of Balinese dances, such as The Elegant Legong Dancer Painting, 60 \u00d7 80 cm, at Rp1,500,000, and Rhythm of Grace, a Baris dancer painting, 70 \u00d7 90 cm, at Rp8,000,000. Each is a single original piece, so message us on WhatsApp to confirm availability. 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