Dancer Ladies

Legong dance Considered as the most dazzling of all Balinese Dances. Swathed in cocoons of gold-plaited fabrics, dancers perform interpretations of litteraly classics. Two prepubescent young girls is choosen for good looks and supple physiques. If they look alike, is much better. Their training begins at the age of four or five and they retire at about the age of 13. They are bound tightly in sarongs and chest cloths of opulent green or pink with gilded crowns filled with frangipani blossoms on their heads. Extraordinary muscular control, including the ones of the eyes, and great physical endurance are required in this dance. A good Balinese legong dancer can be judge solely by the suppleness of of her little finger.
		The performance begins with a solo dance by the condong, a court lady dressed in pink and gold. She then welcomes the two legong with a pair of fans. dressed identically in bright green and gold, the two legong play the stor, adopting and swaping characters apparently at random. At the climax, the condong returns as the raven, with pink wings attached to her costume.