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Indonesian traditional dance

For the town, see [Condong, New South Wales](/source/Condong%2C_New_South_Wales).

Condong A Balinese female dancer performed the condong dance in Bali, Indonesia Native name ᬘᭀᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬂ (Balinese) Tari Condong (Indonesian) Instrument Semar pegulingan style of gamelan Inventor Balinese Origin Indonesia

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***Condong*** ([Balinese](/source/Balinese_language): ᬘᭀᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬂ) is a [Balinese dance](/source/Balinese_dance) which is often performed as a preface to [legong](/source/Legong) and accompanied by the [semar pangulingan](/source/Gamelan_semar_pegulingan) style of [gamelan](/source/Gamelan). The term also refers to a [stock character](/source/Stock_character), a quintessential representation of the maidservant, found in the condong dance as well as the legong, [gambuh](/source/Gambuh), and arja dances.

## History

A condong figure in *[wayang kulit](/source/Wayang_kulit)* (before 1900)

The condong dance originated in the [palaces](/source/List_of_monarchs_of_Bali) of [Bali](/source/Bali) in the mid-19th century. Its creator is not known,[1] but folk history suggests that a [prince of Sukawati](/source/List_of_monarchs_of_Bali#Rajas_of_Sukawati_and_Ubud), deathly ill, saw a vision of two beautiful girls dancing gracefully while accompanied by [gamelan](/source/Gamelan) music; upon regaining his health, this prince recreated the dance he had seen.[2] It originally told the story of two *[bidadari](/source/Bidadari)* (nymphs) named Supraba and Wilotama. By the 1930s, the story had been modified, telling of a king or queen and their subject.[1]

In current performances, the condong dancer plays the role of the subject. The choreographer Ni Ketut Arini describes the condong dancer as portraying a palace servant who both serves the king and is in awe of his power and of the beauty of the king's daughter.[2]

Many of the movements are simplified versions of the various [legong](/source/Legong) dances.[2] Hence, condong is considered a basic [Balinese dance](/source/Balinese_dance) and is learned by many children.[1]

There have been efforts to preserve the condong dance in Bali. These have included competitions in which children perform the dance for points.[1] Movements from condong have been adapted to more recent creations, including [panyembrama](/source/Panyembrama) (I Wayan Berata; 1971), which also includes legong movements.[3]

## Performance

Condong dancer (left) awaiting two [legong](/source/Legong) dancers

Condong is generally used as a preface to the legong dance, and thus performed before it (although it may be dropped).[4] It may also be performed before [gambuh](/source/Gambuh) or arja dances; the condong character is typical of all of them.[5] The condong character is also consistent throughout different stories, a quintessential representation of the maidservant who has introduced various princess characters, both Balinese and non-Balinese, including Rangkesari, [Ophelia](/source/Ophelia), and [Miranda](/source/Miranda_(The_Tempest)).[6]

In dances prefacing legong performances, the condong dancer enters the stage first, and performs her routine. The dancer is generally a young girl, and her movements take what ethnomusicologist Michael Tenzer terms a "sharp and intense" character. When the legong performance proper begins, the condong dancer may dance with the legong dancers,[4] presenting each dancer with a fan before withdrawing. The average length of a condong performance is about 15 minutes.[7] In the *legong lasem* form, the condong dancer returns with the wings of a raven to foretell the demise of the titular King Lasem.[8]

As with legong dances, condong is accompanied by the [semar pangulingan](/source/Gamelan_semar_pegulingan) style of gamelan.[2] This musical accompaniment takes the form of a series of short 16-beat melodies,[9] in the *gegaboran* metre.[10] In the condong dance performed as a preface to *legong kraton*, the music concludes with a shift to *batel* metre.[11]

## See also

- [Indonesia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia)

- [Legong](/source/Legong)

- [Balinese dance](/source/Balinese_dance)

- [Dance in Indonesia](/source/Dance_in_Indonesia)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBali_Post2007_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBali_Post2007_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBali_Post2007_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBali_Post2007_1-3) [Bali Post 2007](#CITEREFBali_Post2007).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKusumawati2012_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKusumawati2012_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKusumawati2012_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKusumawati2012_2-3) [Kusumawati 2012](#CITEREFKusumawati2012).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETanjung2012_3-0)** [Tanjung 2012](#CITEREFTanjung2012).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000160_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000160_4-1) [Tenzer 2000](#CITEREFTenzer2000), p. 160.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIndriasari2013_5-0)** [Indriasari 2013](#CITEREFIndriasari2013).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERubinSedana200795_6-0)** [Rubin & Sedana 2007](#CITEREFRubinSedana2007), p. 95.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000357_7-0)** [Tenzer 2000](#CITEREFTenzer2000), p. 357.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000191_8-0)** [Tenzer 2000](#CITEREFTenzer2000), p. 191.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000160,_357_9-0)** [Tenzer 2000](#CITEREFTenzer2000), pp. 160, 357.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000292_10-0)** [Tenzer 2000](#CITEREFTenzer2000), p. 292.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETenzer2000293_11-0)** [Tenzer 2000](#CITEREFTenzer2000), p. 293.

## Works cited

- Indriasari, Lusiana (5 January 2013). ["Ni Ketut Arini, Menari adalah Pengabdian"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141109063201/http://oase.kompas.com/read/2013/01/05/00582968/Ni.Ketut.Arini.Menari.adalah.Pengabdian) [For Ni Ketut Arini, Dance is Devotion]. *Kompas* (in Indonesian). Archived from [the original](http://oase.kompas.com/read/2013/01/05/00582968/Ni.Ketut.Arini.Menari.adalah.Pengabdian) on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

- Kusumawati, Utami Diah (23 December 2012). ["Tari Legong Condong, yang Klasik dan Antik"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141109050243/http://www.jurnas.com/halaman/28/2012-12-23/230083) [The Legong Condong Dance, Classic and Antique]. *Jurnal Nasional* (in Indonesian). Archived from [the original](http://www.jurnas.com/halaman/28/2012-12-23/230083) on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

- Rubin, Leon; Sedana, I Nyoman (2007). [*Performance in Bali*](https://books.google.com/books?id=V6UQaJvl_C0C). Theatres of the world. New York: Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-415-33131-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-415-33131-9).

- ["Tari Condong Dipastikan Lestari di Bali"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140325012438/http://www.balipost.co.id/BALIPOSTCETAK/2007/3/12/b17.htm) [The Condong Dance will be Maintained in Bali]. *Bali Post* (in Indonesian). 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

- Tanjung, Intan (7 October 2012). ["Stories within dances"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141109064254/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/07/stories-within-dances.html). *The Jakarta Post*. Archived from [the original](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/07/stories-within-dances.html) on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

- Tenzer, Michael (2000). [*Gamelan Gong Kebyar: The Art of Twentieth-century Balinese Music*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Kpj0CUY3nvMC). Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-226-79281-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-226-79281-1).

## External links

- Media related to [Condong](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Condong) at Wikimedia Commons

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