Balinese Magnificent Wali Dance Philosophy

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Bali Island is well-known as one of all island in the world that has many unique cultures. Balinese Dance is one of all interesting cultures that really good to explore and know how exactly Balinese dance it is.  I think every people who have been visited Bali know about some of Balinese Dances. How many exactly the number of Balinese Dance in total, that is question that can’t answered yet. Balinese Dance not always according a story, but the main purpose of Balinese Dance is to show the philosophy of the Dance fully with expression, because of that some people said that Balinese Dance has a unique way to transfer the meaning of the Dance. Many references tell that Balinese Dance  categorizes to be 3 main group that is Wali dance, Bebali Dance and Balihan-Balihan Dance that each of the group categorizes  has differences philosophy inside the dance.

The beauty and meaningful religious of Balinese dance movement appear on the abstract and the magnificent willing of the Dancer. Bali is well-known among other pendet, gabor, Sanghyang and Legong. Bebali and Wali Dances can be danced in a particular place and time. Wali Dance is a sacred dance performed in the inner courtyard temple that is an symbolized of offering only for the Holy God. Dance that include in this group such as:

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1. Rejang Dewa
   Rejang Dance performance by women in groups in the middle inside the temple exactly in courtyard during ceremony and the dancers are single girls that chosen one by the Pemangku ( Hindusm priest ).
2. Baris Dance
   Baris Dance is one of warrior dance that danced by 8 to 40 man with masculine movement.  derived from the word Bebaris means warriors.
3. Pendet
   Pendet is an dance Opening dance Ceremony  at the temple that danced by mature woman while carrying equipment of offerings.
4. Sanghyang Dedari
   Dedari Dance is a secret dance that incorporates elements of trance in order to entertain the gods, asking for blessing and refused reinforcements.
5. Barong
   Barong Dance is a dance that tells goodness defeat the Badness. The Good character is a Barong and the enemy is Rangda (mother of the evil  in this story).
6. Sanghyang Jaran
   Sanghyang Jaran is a dance in Balinese culture that only danced by chosen man at the temple as a ceremony to refused reinforcements as one of Balinese people offerings to the gods sincerely.