WHAT ABOUT BALI ???

Bali is the name of a province in Indonesia and 
is also the name of the largest island that is part of the province. In addition consists of the island of Bali, Bali Province region also consists of the islands smaller in the vicinity, namely the island of Nusa Penida Island Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Island and Island Ceningan attack. Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasaryang capital of his province is located at the south of the island. The majority of Balinese are adherent agamaHindu. In the world famous Bali as a destination tourism with a unique variety of art-culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali also known as Island of the Gods and the Thousand Islands Pura. Bali residents about a number of 4 million souls, with 92.3% majority adheres agamaHindu. Other Religion Buddhism, Islam, Protestant and Catholic. Apart from tourism, Bali residents also live of agriculture and fisheries. Some also choose to be an artist. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balinese and English especially for those who working in the tourism sector. Bali language and Indonesian language is the language that The most widely used in Bali and as the population Other Indonesia, most of the people of Bali adalahbilingual or even trilingual. Although there are several dialects of the Balinese language, general community Bali using a form of Balinese language intercourse as choices in communication. Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the Balinese language is determined based on system chess colors in Hindu Dharma and clan membership (Term Bali: Soroh, gotra); although implementation tradition tends to decrease. English is the third (and foreign language main) for many Balinese people are influenced by great need of the tourism industry. The employees who work in information centers tourists in Bali, often also understand some foreign language competence is sufficient. 

• Traditional Nature and Music

Balinese traditional music has similarities with the music traditional in many other areas in Indonesia, for example in the use of gamelan and a variety of musical instruments Other percussion. Nevertheless, there are peculiarities in playing techniques and his composition, for example in the form kecak, which is a form of singing which is said to imitate sounds apes. Similarly, a variety of gamelan are played too is unique, for example Jegog gamelan, gamelan gong gede, gamelan xylophone, gamelan and gamelan selunding Semar Pegulingan. There is also music Angklung played for Bebonangan ngabenserta ceremony music played in various other ceremonies. There is a modern form of traditional music of Bali, Gamelan Gong Kebyar example which is a dance music developed in the Dutch colonial period and Joged tube which became popular in Bali since the era of The 1950s. Generally, Balinese music is a combination of variety of metal percussion instruments (metallophone), gongs and wood percussion (xylophone). Because social relationships, political and culture, traditional music or games gamelan Bali Balinese style influence or affect each other cultures in the surrounding area, for example in music tradisionalmasyarakat Banyuwangi and traditional music Lombok society.

• Traditional Dance 

Balinese dance in general can be categorized into three groups, namely the guardian or the art of dance performances sacred, bebali or dance performances for ceremonies and also for visitors and balih balihan or art- dance for the entertainment of visitors. [7] Balinese dance expert I Made Bandem [8] at the beginning of the year 1980s never classify Balinese dances are; among others, who belong to the trustee such Berutuk, Sang Hyang Dedari, Rejang and Line Gede, bebali among others are Gambuh, Pajegan Mask and Wayang Wong, while balih-balihan among others is the Legong, Parwa, Arja, Prembon and Joged and various dance choreography other modern. One of the dances are very popular for tourists is the Kecak Dance. Around the 1930s, Wayan Limbak working with German painter Walter Spies creating a dance based on tradition and Sanghyang parts of the Ramayana. Wayan Limbak popularizing This dance while traveling the world in the entourage of dancers Bali him. 

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