Pendet

Pendet is a traditional Balinese dance, in which an offering in theform of a ritual dance. As a religious dance, Pendet is usually performed during temple ceremonies.

Pendet is typically performed by young girls, carry in their right hand a small offering of incense, cakes, water vessels, or flower formations set in palm leaf with these they dance from shrine to shrine within the temple. Pendet, thus, may be performed as a serial and continue intermittently throughoin, the day and late into the night during temple feasts.

The original Pendet dance is performed by 4-5 young girls in temple yards. Pendet dancers bring flower in small bokor, they spread the flowers around the temple. This dance is a symbol of welcoming God in some ritual ceremonies in Bali. Pendet actually has simple dance movements. These movements are the basic dance movements of Balinese dance. Pendet has undergone later development with variations and now is not only performed in ritual ceremonies but also in some social events. Pendet since has been known as a welcoming dance.