Pendet dance, is a kind of Wali (sacred) dance, a dance that is performed in every religious ceremony. The Pendet Wali is also often called Pependetan dance, a sacred dance that is danced to welcome the gods down into the world. Pependetan usually performs during the temple ceremony or odalan in the front of Pelinggih, (holy building) the place where the Gods stay. The dancers bring a variety of offering materials such as canang sari, incense, pasepan, and others. A Pray Before Dancing To celebrate the Kartini Day, on 21 April 2014, the woman community group (the PKK) of Banjar Kalah held various competitions such as Makeup Contest, Mekidung Contest (singing Bali Hindu sacred songs), and Pendet Dance Competition (the sacred Pendet dance). In this contest the participants were divided into four groups referred as “Tempekan”. In Banjar Kalah the name of the Tempekan is based on the area where they live. Like if they live in the middle area, they called Tempekan Tengah, and the others were Tempekan Kauh, Tempekan Kelod, and Tempekan Kaja Kangin. Especially for the Pendet dance competition, each Tempekan represents 10 dancers. From the position of the house, (mayumi inouye) entered to the Tempekan Kauh Read More