Legong Dance

Legong Dance.

Legong is a classical Balinese dance group that has pembendaharaan very complex motion tied with percussion accompaniment structures said to be the influence of gambuh. Legong word comes from the word "leg" which means dance of flexible or pliable and "gong" which means gamelan. "Legong" thus implies a bound dance (especially accentuation) by the accompanying gamelan. The gamelan is used to accompany dance called Gamelan Semar Legong Pagulingan.
Legong developed in the royal-palace of Bali in the 19th century half of the second. It is said that the idea started from a prince of the Sukawati are in a state of ill dream of seeing two girls dancing gracefully accompanied by a beautiful gamelan. When the prince recovered from his illness, his dream was poured in the dance repertoire with a full gamelan.
In accordance with the beginning, the standard Legong dancers are two girls who have not gotten her period, danced in the moonlight in the palace courtyard. Both dancers, called Legong, always equipped with a fan as a tool. In some Legong dance there is an extra dancer, called skew, which is not equipped with a fan.
Dance structures generally consist of papeson, pangawak, pengecet, and pakaad.
In the times, legong had lost popularity in the early 20th century by the rise of dance forms kebyar of northern Bali. New revitalization efforts began in the late 1960's, by digging back to the reconstruction of old documents.

Legong Dance Variety.
There are approximately 18 dance Legong developed in the south of Bali, like Gianyar (Saba, Bedulu, Pejeng, Peliatan), Badung (Binoh and Kuta), Denpasar (Kelandis), and Tabanan (Tista).
1. Legong Lasem (Kraton)
Legong is the most popular and often appear in the show tours. This dance was developed in Peliatan. Standard dances danced by two people legong and a skew. Leaning his first appearance, and the following two Legong dance legong lasem. Repertoire with three dancers known as the Legong Kraton. This dance is taking the base of the branch Panji stories (the 12th century and into the 13th, during Kadiri Kingdom), which is about the king's wishes (duke) Lasem (now go Rembang District) to court Rangkesari, daughter Daha Kingdom (Kadiri), but he do not commendable to kidnap her. The daughter of the duke refused the proposal because he was bound by Raden Panji from Kahuripan. Knowing his sister kidnapped, king of Kadiri, who is brother of the princess Rangkesari, declare war and went to Lasem. Before the war, duke Lasem to face lethal attack eagle. He managed to escape but was killed in battle against the king of Daha. 
2. Legong Jobog
This dance is, as usual, played a pair legong. The story is taken from footage of the Ramayana, about the competition two brothers Sugriva and Vali (Kuntir and Jobog) ajimat arguing over from his father. Because it was thrown into the lake ajimat magic, both fighting to get into the lake. Without realizing it, they turned into monkeys., And the battle was to no avail. 
3. Legong Legod Bawa
This dance competition took the story of Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu to find the secret when Lord Shiva linga. 
4. Legong Kuntul
Legong is tell a few birds a fun herons mingle. 
5. Legong Sudarsana
Taking some sort of story Calonarang. Some areas have special Legong. On The Farm Tista (Tabanan) are called Legong type Aliatar (Nandir). In general Pajegan pura (House for rent) Legong dance there is also a named Sanghyang Legong masks or masks Legong. 
6. Legong Smaradhana