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BALINESE DANCING IN THE PERIOD OF MODERN SOCIETY

Bumbung, among otl1crs; but all have the same function as a social dance meant to be entertainment for all layers of Balinese society, especially for the men, The Joged begins with a solo-dance by a little girl carrying a fan, After the girl has danced a while, she looks around for someone among the men in the audience to invite to join her.

flying to and fro. Next comes the male bee, who wants to suck honey from the beautiful flowers. Meeting, they flirt with and chase one another. First the female bee pretends to refuse the male bee's love, bur by various devices fie is able to win her love. The dance ends with the love dance of the two bees.

THE PANJI SEMIRANG DANCE

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Panji Semirang Dance is a solo-dance that can be danced by either a man or a woman, but is usually danced by a woman. It is based on the Panji story and describes how Galuh Candrakirana,who has been separated from her lover many times, is still in search of him. The story is as follows. Ga1uh Candrakirana, daughter of the king of Daha, has long been engaged to Panji, son of the king of janggala. But before the marriage of the two lovers can take place, they have to be separated because of obstacles which have come their way. Galuh, faithful to her beloved husband-to-be, with the help of the gods disguises herself as a handsome and porwerful warrior and changes her name into Panji Semirang. In the end she finds Panji, her beloved.

The Panji Semirang dance describes how Panji Semirang is preparing herself to look for her beloved. As she may have to fight, the dance also shows how figorously she practices her military skill.

THE FISHERMAN DANCE

The Fisherman Dance is a modern dance, created in 1960 by Ketut Merdana, a choreographer from Singaraja. The Fisherman Dance describes fishermen looking for fish for their livelihood. The dance can be danced by women or a combination of one man and several women.

It Starts With a dance imitating the movements of fishermen rowing their boat to the sea and throwing out their nets. Sometimes the dance shows one of the fishermen having an accident. After catching fish as they row, the fishermen go home carrying them the fish they have caught.

THE WEAVER DANCE

The Weaver Dance is also a modern dance, created by two choreographers, Nyoman Rider and Wayan Likes about 1957. The background of the dance is also new because it describes bow women from the village weave their cloth with their traditional and very simple implements.
The dance starts with the spinning of thread, the arranging of the thread on the loom and finally the weaving itself. Some of the dance-movements are still based on classical or traditional movements, but here and there new and realistic movements shown in the spinning of the thread and the weaving.

THE PEASANT DANCE

The Peasant Dance was created by Wayan Beratha a composer from Denpasar, about 1957. It is danced by women only or one man and several women. The Peasant, Dance, which can be danced by three, four or five dancers, has one person playing the part of a man, the others all women. The dance begins with the man carrying his hoe and working in his ricefield by himself. The man having hoed the rice-field, the women come to plant the seeds. When the rice is ripe, the woman dancers pick it, and then go home together carrying the fruit of their labour.