Legong Keraton

Perhaps the most exquisite of Balinese dances is the classical Legong, a dance traditionally perfomed as entertainment for the King. Young girls wrapped from head to ankle in hand-painted gold mirrored headdresses topped with trembling frangipani flowers, glide and sway in a pantomime of delicate movements, which portray the ancient story of King Lasem and his unsuccessful love suit. The dancers seem to be the essence of all that is feminime and beautiful.