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GEMA INDONESIA EDISI KE-2/2020
THE STORY BEHIND :
“TENUN DANCE” Tcannot be separated equipment, they spin yarn,
The Tenun dance or Tari Tenun
symbolizes tenacity in work and
harmony in society. Indeed, the to the lively, stunning dances
Balinese are very synonymous
with unity and strong mutual co-
operation in their daily lives.
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he enchantment of make when weaving are
Bali’s Island of the Gods very interesting; using simple
from the cultural wealth it and arrange them in the
possesses. From the festivity loom to weave it into a very
of Balinese gamelan music beautiful piece of cloth.
that are filled with stories and This uniqueness method of
meanings, even with the weaving then inspired two
beauty of Balinese weaving Balinese artists, namely I Ny-
(Tenun) which is very elegant oman Ridet and I Nyoman
and of high artistic value. Likes to create a beautiful
and charming dance de-
Tenun weaving is one of the picting village women weav-
daily activities of the indige- ing with simple looms in 1957.
nous Balinese people since
ancient times. Even the ac- The Tenun dance or Tari
tivities that are generally Tenun symbolizes tenacity in
carried out by these women work and harmony in soci-
still take place nowadays in ety. Indeed, the Balinese are
some areas such as Karan- very synonymous with unity
gasem, Klungkung and Sid- and strong mutual coopera-
amen. The movements they tion in their daily lives.
The harmonization of this
dance does not stand alone,
it is accompanied by a se-
ries of graceful movements
of the dancers and a quite
unique fashion harmony from
head to toe. Not only that,
the Kong Kebyar gamelan
accompaniment consisting
of gender (Balinese metal-
lophone) , cengs (cym-
bals), kendang (traditional
double-sided membrane
drums), riong kempur (long
row metal gongs), kempluk
(one small gong) and suling
(Bamboo flute) makes this
dance able to present admi-
ration of tourists and enrich
the noble culture, Bali Island
in particular and Indonesia in
general.