Bali Teens Practicing Pendet Dance Again

February 1st, 2010

Children and teenagers in Bali is back to practice Pendet dance diligently once again after that welcoming dance that stands as the typical dance from the Island of God rudely claimed by the neighbor country, Malaysia.

It is proved by several cultural competition among children and teenager around Bali which involves 300 participants in Gianyar Bali performed Pendet dance as the excellent dance in that two days competition, said Kadek Suartaya, SS Kar, MSi., the lecturer in Institut Seni Denpasar (ISI) – Denpasar Art Institute – on Sunday.

He said, children and teenager as the delegation from eight regencies and one city in Bali performing Pendet dance in varied version.

The dance, which is a welcoming dance and inherited generation by generation in Bali, not stand as a mere welcoming dance welcome important guests in a ceremonial activity but also as the complement of ritual activity at temple as well as at family’s shrine.

Resurrection as well as children and teenager rapture in practicing Pendet dance is kind of refreshment since that dance had been mastered by lots such as children, teenagers and much older women.

“Malaysian claim toward this Pendet dance indirectly refresh People’s memory to perform this dance more,” said Kadek Suartaya who also known as art and cultural observer in Bali.

Suartaya, as one of doctoral candidate in cultural studies of Udayana University, valued, children and teenager even housewife at that “cultural warehouse” Gianyar regency want to feel the beauty of performing pendet dance on stage.

That is why children and teenager competition involve regencies and city in Bali at the first time been held by “Sanggar Blega” fully supported by Gianyar provincial government. This competition performed varied traditional dance with pendet as its main spot.

“The case where Malaysia claimed Pendet dance some time ago from its positive point side could resurrect enthusiasm and excitement toward our art and cultural inheritance,” said Kadek Suartaya.

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Best City Award for Ubud

Asia best city award for Ubud of Gianyar Bali is according to the 25 thousands Conde Nast Traveler give such a big consequence for that city in arranging the disorders occur in that art hometown.

“We feels grateful and happy, Ubud had been chosen as the best city in Asia with 82.5 score defeated Bangkok, Hong Kong, Chiang Mai and Kyoto. But that brought some consequences for us to rearrange our condition today such as the disorders happened everywhere in the city,” said Gianyar Regent, Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati at Ubud castle on Saturday night.

He confessed that after received award plaques either as Gianyar Regent or as the member of Puri Ubud family as well as represent tourism party as the head of PHRI Bali and on behalf of Ubud Hotels Association.

That award is delivered directly by Chris Mitchell, vice president and Conde Nast Traveler publisher. But because he unable to attend, it then represented by All Purwa, as the representation from Bali Tourism Board.

Chris Mitchell in his message stated his gratitude to the tourists who had visited and chose Ubud as the best city. Selection criteria gave Ubud highest score was Ubud people hospitality, besides atmosphere and cultural/sites ambiance, accommodation, restaurant and place for shopping.

Cok Ace, Tjokorda Oka Ardhana sukawati nickname, said that the most insisting problem need immediate management is traffic disorder, park area at the city, market, arrangement and security at beach area as well as Pakerisan watershed.

he delivered that problems after Pande Suteja Neka as Ubud society representative said that from what he had seen and went through from 1966, nowadays Ubud condition tend to be more in chaos state so it need further arrangement through environment matching arrangement.

“I want to justify here, that this comment does not mean I’m not agree with the award, I just thinks of our city’s disorder until today should be rearrange into a better state and match with our cultural hometown. And, if it possible for us to not only receive as the best city in Asia only but also the best in the world,” said the owner and manager of Art Museum Neka.

Cok Ace explained that Ubud arrangement that is the heart of culture in Bali, with rely on cultural art and natural environment beauty as its tourism attraction had been approved by Bali Provincial Government.

In order to maintain and preserving Ubud tourism potential, that art hometown arrangement as well as building development control as tourism accommodation supporter in Ubud not to clear away the rice-fields. This, also becomes provincial government concern.

“The people together with the government will keep maintaining Ubud tourism potential in order to keep it everlasting included within it, is cultural development effort that nowadays can continued to alive,” he added.

Marion Blanco, the second son from Antonio Blanco, artist from Italy who spend his entire life developed Ubud tourism through art and culture, wish for this cultural hometown will be in equal position with France that stand as the centre of world culture.

“The center of world culture since a long time ago is in France. Now is the time for us to realize Ubud as the center of world culture,” said Mario Blanco who develop Antonio Blanco Museum in Ubud.

Award plaque as the best city in Asia stand as the prove for Ubude defeat Bangkok that received 82.2 points, Hong Kong with 81.3 points, Chiang Mai 80.9 points and 80.2 for Kyoto. That Awards attended by expatriate form varied countries lived around Ubud.

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600.000 VAR Assistance from Australia

Rabies accomplishment case with 2010 Bali program free from rabies starting to get some assistance from foreign countries. One of them is Australian government with 600.000 vials contribution of anti rabies vaccine for dogs. On the next June, proclaimed as anti-rabies month, those 600.000 vials vaccine is ready to use. Australian government merely has to send it in which there has been a confirmation in regard to the total of the vaccines comes this week.

Formerly head of rabies special committee as well as member of Commission II DPRD Bali, Nyoman Gede Putra Astawa on Sunday (January 31), mentioned that those vaccine will covering dog vaccination in Bali with number of population reached 500 thousand.

Putra Astawa said that for its maximal effort, dog vaccination should be conducted three times. In another hand the contribution vaccine merely 600 thousands vials makes Bali needs other contribution from outside party. “If we want to get free from rabies, that amount of vaccine is not enough,” said Putra Astawa.

According to Putra Astawa, that vaccine should be brought from the central and hope for the regional government to add that vaccination. “Australia is certainly will give their vaccine contribution. In order to held free-rabies activity the next June, considering the number of vaccine in Bali is not enough due to three times dog vaccinate obligation still we could depend on the vaccine contribution from central,” said Putra Astawa.

Putra Astawa confess that he saluted Governor Made Mangku Pastika government due to his rabies fund which is up to Rp 2.5 billion of rabies vaccine for dogs and another fund accumulation Rp 3.5 billion dedicated to the anti rabies vaccine provision for those who got bite from the dog. “I saluted Bali government due to the raising budget for rabies vaccine. Means that the government totally concerns their matter in this rabies threat,” assessed Putra Astawa.

Separately, the head of Commission II DPRD Bali I Gusti Rai Putra Yasa said that Commission II will going to lobby to the central especially Agriculture Department that also the ones get in charge of Animal Husbandry Directorate General asking for vaccine assistance. It is due to the next June plan concerning massive vaccinate.

“We plan to approach central. Latter commission II will depart together with our delegation in DPR RI Jakarta to ask for their assistance especially from Agriculture Department concerning mass vaccination equipment,” said Putra Yasa. Putra Yasa mentioned not to take rabies threat too lightly, though nowadays this case not too big as before that had give Bali a bad impression. An effort to maintain good impression as a safe and comfortable island should be conducted continuously which will bring impact toward our tourism also, said Putra Yasa.

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