Tari Kecak

Bali dance "KECAK"

The captivating Tari Kecak dance, also called ‘the monkey chant dance’, and loosely 'fire dance' for its occasional use of fire as a centrepiece prop, was created around 1930 and is now internationally recognised as one of Bali’s top-three signature dances (alongside the Barong and Legong). The Kecak dance is unique in that it has no other musical background or accompaniment besides the chanting of male dancers, intoning a “keh-chack” polyrhythmic choir during most of the performance. Kecak’s storyline is taken from the Ramayana Hindu epic and it’s often on the entertainment schedule of almost every Balinese arts and culture venue.