Rejang: A Dance for God

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 by Sidarta Wijaya

Rejang, an ancient dance performs only in a temple anniversary in inner courtyard of the temple to delight and entertain the visiting god and spirit. Rejang consist of a slow procession, but participants conduct themselves with extreme grace and delicacy. It is a dignified and elegant affair. Compare to other Balinese dances, rejang is the most dream-like dance, surpassing all one can imagine of smooth, unending motion. It is accompanied by mysterious old melody subtle, smooth as the dance and with the similar feeling of infinity.

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Onggar-Onggar

Monday, June 26th, 2006 by ablteam

Onggar-onggar is the name of the traditional head-dress which is used for the Rejang Saput Karah Dance from the traditional village of Bungaya in Karangasem. Bungaya is one of the oldest villages in Bali. It has many special ritual ceremonies. Like other traditional villages which are located in Karangasem regency such as Tenganan Pegringsingan, Tenganan Dauh Tukad and Asak, it possesses a sacred and holy dance (Tari Rejang) which has different names and costumes in each village. The dancers are young girls (Daa), drawn from the local community. This sacred dance is performed for certain ceremonies for the worship of the Gods called Dewa Yadnya.