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KIND BALI DANCE

MABUANG DANCE. Besides the sacrificial dances danced by women, described above, there are also sacrificial dances danced by grown men. The Mabuang Dance is a temple-dance danced by young y pairs and it usually ends with a battle-dance. The accompanying gamelan is the gamelan salonding. In Bali each village has a Mabuang Dance with different variations. For instance, in Tenganan the Mabuang Dance is followed by a battle-dance called Kare or Prang Duri, where each dancer uses leaves as a weapon. In Asak the Mabuang Dance is followed by a battle-dance called Ende, and in Karangasem, Gebug or Ende.

KERIS DANCE. The Keris or Dagger Dance is an ancient temple-dance, danced by men with the upper part of their bodies bare. There are many variations and names of the Keris Dance but it is usually called the Keris Dance or the Curiga Dance (Curiga keris or dager). In temple ceremonies, the Keris Dance comes after the Pendet Dance, the Rejang Dance or the Gabor Dance. The Keris Dance is performed by two men carrying drawn daggers. It is accompained by the gamelan gong and is mostly danced with the dancers in trance or unconscious of their actions; while dancing, they stab their breasts with the daggers they hold in their hands.

THE PASRAMAN DANCE. This is a temple-dance similar to the Keris Dance but with the dancers carrying lances. The Pasraman Dance is the closing dance at religious temple ceremonies and is danced by two or four men. The accompanying gamelan is the gamelan gong.

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RITUAL DANCES

A very important ritual dance is the Baris Dance, which is also a patriotic dance. It is danced by men, and is performed as a