Bali simply thrives on the performing arts and Sanur is no exception. On the surface, Sanur may appear little more than a sleepy hotel resort, dotted with art-shops and restaurants. If you peep behind the scenes, however, you will find that this ancient fishing village is the home to a wonderful array of performing art forms, one of which is known as Pelegongan, commonly known as Legong dance. Pelegongan, however, also covers the instrumental repertoire which may include pieces from both the Legong and the Barong repertoire. Sadly, about halfway through the twentieth century this ancient tradition began to fade away, replaced with more modern music and dance forms, then popular with the younger generation. We feel that it is time for a revival before these art forms are lost forever.

Since 2002, we have been working together with local dancers to preserve rare forms of Balinese dance. We now specialise in classical Legong dance and are honoured to have some of the most talented dancers in Sanur and Denpasar as members of our conservatory. Through ongoing practices and performances, we hope to preserve as many dances as possible from the extensive Legong repertoire. Our dancers are accompanied by our antique Pelegongan gamelan – something of a rarity in Bali these days, since for practical reasons most groups choose to accompany them using a modern gong kebyar or semarandana orchestra. Our male dance forms include the mask dances such as Jauk Manis and Keras, as well as Sandaran (Telek and Jauk), Barong, Rarung and Rangda.. See more dance photos in our Gallery.

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