Balinese dance

E122008
intangible cultural heritage performing art traditional dance form

Balinese dance is a highly expressive traditional Indonesian performance art from Bali, characterized by intricate hand gestures, dramatic facial expressions, and elaborate costumes, often accompanying religious and ceremonial events.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Barong dance 3
Balinese dance canonical 2
Kecak 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
performing art ⓘ
traditional dance form ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Indonesia ⓘ
culturalOrigin Balinese people ⓘ
developedIn Bali ⓘ
follows Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ceremonial function ⓘ
complex footwork ⓘ
dramatic facial expressions ⓘ
elaborate costumes ⓘ
highly expressive ⓘ
intricate hand gestures ⓘ
precise eye movements ⓘ
religious significance ⓘ
symbolic gestures ⓘ
hasPart Baris dance ⓘ
Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Barong dance

Gambuh dance ⓘ
Janger dance ⓘ
Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kecak dance

Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Legong dance

Pendet dance ⓘ
Sanghyang dance ⓘ
Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Topeng dance
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bali ⓘ
movementVocabulary angular poses ⓘ
expressive finger positions ⓘ
mudras ⓘ
rapid eye movements ⓘ
partOf Balinese culture ⓘ
Indonesian culture ⓘ
performanceSetting open-air stages ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
temples ⓘ
performerGender female ⓘ
male ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Bali ⓘ
recognizedAs major tourist attraction in Bali ⓘ
religionOrWorldview Hinduism ⓘ
typicallyAccompaniedBy Gamelan ⓘ
surface form: Balinese gamelan

gamelan music ⓘ
usedFor cultural festivals ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
temple ceremonies ⓘ
tourist performances ⓘ
uses elaborate makeup ⓘ
golden headdresses ⓘ
ornate jewelry ⓘ
traditional Balinese costumes ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balinese → artForm → Balinese dance ⓘ
Balinese → traditionalDance → Balinese dance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Legong
Balinese → traditionalDance → Balinese dance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barong dance
Balinese → traditionalDance → Balinese dance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kecak
Balinese dance → hasPart → Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Legong dance
Balinese dance → hasPart → Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barong dance
Balinese dance → hasPart → Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kecak dance
Balinese dance → hasPart → Balinese dance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Topeng dance
Balinese people → traditionalDance → Balinese dance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barong dance
Gatotkaca → associatedWith → Balinese dance ⓘ