kecak dance

In Bali there is a kind of dance that is quite unique, and is played mainly by men, where the number of players in the tens or more dancers who sit in line and a circle with a specific rhythm called the sound "cak", raising his hands. It is described as the line of apes help fight Ravana, Rama in the Ramayana story.

Kecak Trance Dance ritual comes from, the tradition in which the dancers will be unconscious for communication with the gods, or spirits of the ancestors who then convey their expectations to the community. In dance kecak not use the instrument and only use kincringan imposed on the feet of the dancers who are playing characters Ramayana. While the dancers in the circle wearing a checkered cloth wrapped around their waists.

This kecak dance created in the 1930s by Wayan modulus and with a German painter Walter Spies. They create a dance based on ancient traditions and take sanghyang from parts Ramayana story. This dance became popular when the modulus Wayan Balinese dancer with her tour around the world to introduce the Kecak dance. Until now become a dance Kecak Balinese art fame.