The Legong is a classical Balinese palace dance with a very complex set of movements that flow along with the music of a gamelan orchestra. It is a very feminine and graceful dance, traditionally performed by young girls in their early teens. The hand movements are the most mesmerising. As the arms move up and down, the fingers do a dance of their own. The dancers can make individual pairs of fingers flutter simultaneously, at the same time, the eyes are darting from left to right.

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01 Legong gamelan orchestra
02 Female Legong dancers
03 Female Legong dancer
04 Female Legong dancer
05 Legong dancer
06 Legong dancer
07 Female Legong dancer
08 Female Legong dancer
09 Female Legong dancer
10 Female Legong dancer
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13 Female Legong dancer
14 Female Legong dancers
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20 Female Legong dancer
21 Legong dancer
22 Legong dancer
23 Female Legong dancer
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25 Legong dancers
26 Female Legong dancer
27 Legong dancer with lion costume
28 Legong dancers
29 Female Legong dancers
30 Legong dancer
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