KECAK AND FIRE DANCE

Kecak and Fire Dance Not known exactly where Kecak and Fire Dance originated, which was first developed but there are some kind of agreement on the Balinese Kecak was first developed into a performing arts in the village of Bona, Gianyar, as additional knowledge Kecak was originally a song or music that is resultant from a combination sounds that make up melodies that are usually used to accompany the sacred dance Sanghyang and can only be staged in the temple.​​Then in the early 1930s by artists from the village of Bona, Gianyar tried to develop a Kecak dance by taking the story of Ramayana who danced as a substitute for Sanghyang Dance so this dance could eventually be displayed in public as a performance art. Part of the Ramayana story in which the first is taken as Goddess Sita was abducted by King Rahvana.

The development of Kecak and Fire Dance in Bali : Kecak and Fire Dance in Bali continues to change and progress since the 1970, developments can be seen in terms of story and staging. In terms of the story for staging not only sticking to one part of the Ramayana, but also other parts of the story of the Ramayana. Then in terms of staging also began to experience growth not only found in one place like the Village Bona, Gianyar, but also other villages in Bali began to develop Kecak dance so all regions in Bali there are dozens of Kecak groups whose members are usually members of the Banjar. Activities such as the Kecak and Fire Dance festival are often held in Bali by the government or by a school of art in Bali. As well as from the amount of dancers who ever performed in the Kecak dance was recorded in 1979 which involved 500 dancers. At that time kecak performed by taking the story from the Mahabharata. But this record was broken by the Tabanan regency government that organized a colossal Kecak dance with 5000 dancers on September 29th 2006 at Tanah Lot Tabanan Bali.