Authentic Balinese Dance & Gamelan 5

After the Pendet dance, performed the Legong Lasem dance, with its special style, “Peliatan style”. As the condong (maid servant) is Gusti Ayu Raka, and the two Legongs are Arimas and Cok Ratu.

Gusti Ayu Raka is also the condong dancer of the Gunung Sari group when doing their Europe tour, in 1952 with John Coast.

farewell performance, Jakarta, before Europe Tour 1952. From the left : A.A.Anom, Gusti Ayu Raka, President Sukarno, A.A.Oka Mandera.

For me, personally, it was really a great chance to see Gusti Ayu Raka dancing condong, in the evening show of “Mengenang Sang Guru”, 26 August 2007. I can imagine that the other audiences feel the same, as they expected to see the taksu of the Gunung Sari group, the group that also accompanied the Raka’s dancing while she was age of 12.

After the Legong dance, performed the Kebyar Duduk dance, by Agung Bagus Mandera, son of Agung Mandera.

Author : kadek ferry © f-studio
Photo : Doc. Mengenang Sang Guru 2007 (Press Release)