page_title: Legong
section_title: Dancers
hierarchical_section_title: Legong / Dancers
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: negatief. Legong danseressen, Saba
context_page_description: Legong is a form of Balinese dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions.
context_section_description: Traditionally, legong dancers were girls who have not yet reached puberty. They begin rigorous training from about the age of five. These dancers are regarded highly in the society and usually become wives of royal personages or wealthy merchants. After marriage they would stop dancing. However, in present Indonesia dancers may be of all ages; performances by men in women's costumes are also recorded.
caption: Two pre-adolescent girls performing Legong dance.
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