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Traditional dances that until today still preserve by Balinese people has entering the nomination for inscription into United Nation or precisely to United Nation Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

“Thus, make ISI Denpasar together with other institutions conduct research and planning for preservation project for these Balinese traditional dances,” said ISI Denpasar Rector, Prof. Dr. I Wayan S. MA., in a press conference with Antara, Denpasar, on Thursday.

He mentioned that the research would conduct together with Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affair, Bali Provincial Government as well as Bali Cultural Agency with the support from the community involved with traditional dance.

According to him, the nomination team has recorded some traditional dance in Bali, such as Legong Keraton Lasem since in the middle of June. The nomination team also has mapping the dispersal of traditional Balinese dances.

“Dance in Bali can be divided into three, which is wali, bebali and balih-balihan that has already represented by several dances. Those dances will represent all traditional dances in Bali,” he said.

He confessed that the mapping would bring good impact especially in protecting Balinese classical dances so there will be no claim toward those dances from other country.

“Besides mapping through documentation at ISI Denpasar, we also recorded the dancing studios that helped preserve those classic dances,” he said.

Cited Harry Waluyo statement, the leader of this nomination team, Rector ISI confessed that the submission of those traditional Balinese dances as UNESCO inscription will give some benefits such as attract world attention toward the existence of Balinese culture.

“Besides, the inscription also would strengthening the local culture and tribal cultural identity, developing national and state awareness toward their own cultural inheritance including stimulate them to preserve it through transmission to the young generation,” he said.

News by Antara Bali