Variants
''Sanghyang bojog''
The dancer is a man dressed like a monkey (''bojog'') and accompanied by a chorus of chanting ''sanghyang''. Before it begins, the dancer goes through the phases of summoning ape spirits. After conceding, the dancer will jump into a tree and mimic the behavior of an ape. This dance is only found in Bugbug, Karangasem.''Sanghyang celeng''
This is a ''sanghyang'' dance variant only found in Duda, Karangasem, danced by a man wearing palm fiber clothing. The dancer mimics the movements of a pig.''Sanghyang dedari''
''Sanghyang dedari'' is a dance performed by pre-pubescent girls, similar in some ways to the '' legong'' dance. Often, the girls are carried on the shoulders of men; trance is associated with this''Sanghyang deling''
This dance is performed by a pair of pre-pubescent girls who are entered by the spirit of Goddess Sri (Goddess of Fertility). Each dancer holds a tree linked to a thread, where two suspended dolls are made from a lontar leaf called ''deling''.''Sanghyang grodog''
This is danced by 23 people, each of whom has a different character.''Sanghyang jaran''
''Sanghyang jaran'' is a dance performed by boys, who ride coconut hobby horses ('' Kuda Lumping'') in and around a fire. Trance is also associated with this ritual.''Sanghyang sampat''
Drawn by a girl who has conceded a spirit with an intermediate broomstick (''sampat'') that is moved freely to the left and right. There is a similar dance with a piece of bamboo, called the ''sanghyang bungbung'' dance.Gallery
See also
* Balinese dance *'' Kecak'' *'' Ronggeng'' *'' Kuda Lumping'' (Javanese dance)References
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