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THE

STORY
BEHIND :

“TENUN DANCE” h e

The Tenun dance or Tari Tenchantment of
Tenun symbolizes tenac- Bali’s Island of the Gods weav-

ity in work and harmony cannot be separated ing then in-
from the cultural wealth it
in society. Indeed, the possesses. From the festivity spired two Balinese
artists, namely I Nyoman
Balinese are very syn- of Balinese gamelan music Ridet and I Nyoman Likes
onymous with unity and to the lively, stunning dances to create a beautiful and
that are filled with stories and
strong mutual coopera- meanings, even with the charming dance depicting
village women weaving with
tion in their daily lives. beauty of Balinese weaving simple looms in 1957.
(Tenun) which is very elegant
THIS IS and of high artistic value. The Tenun dance or Tari

Tenun symbolizes tenacity in
Tenun weaving is one of the
SPACE FOR daily activities of the indige- work and harmony in soci-
ety. Indeed, the Balinese are
nous Balinese people since
very synonymous with unity
ancient times. Even the ac-
and strong mutual coopera-
ITALIAN tivities that are generally tion in their daily lives.
carried out by these women
still take place nowadays in
The harmonization of this
some areas such as Karan-
TRANS- gasem, Klungkung and Sid- dance does not stand alone,
it is accompanied by a se-
amen. The movements they
ries of graceful movements
make when weaving are
of the dancers and a quite
LATE very interesting; using simple unique fashion harmony from
equipment, they spin yarn,
head to toe. Not only that,
and arrange them in the
loom to weave it into a very the Kong Kebyar gamelan
accompaniment consisting
beautiful piece of cloth. of gender (Balinese metal-
lophone) , cengs (cymbals),
This uniqueness method of kendang (traditional dou-

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