This time, (mayumi) got a chance to learn an “old style GARUDA dance” from Maestro, Ayu Bulantrisna Djelantik. m, Ibu Bulan, Gung Biang Raka Dance group of Bengkel Ayu Bulantrisna which based in Jawa came to Bali to learn Legong dance from Maestro in Bali. In their last day they held a dance workshop of old style GARUDA in Balerung Stage Peliatan. Gratitude and thanks, was invited by Ayu Bulantrisna to join this workshop and learned this old style dance. The GARUDA dance movements (the agem) of Ibu Bulan was quite different than the movements that had learned. Such as the position of the elbow and the head. The hips was also different which mainly on the weight positioning. Woo!! So elegance! The body weight positioning and the hips move simultaneously and this makes the dancer becoming used to it, then it would become difficult when changing the body weight positioning. Belajar Old Style Garuda m teacher Gung Biang Raka from Peliatan also joined this workshop. Three Legong dancers who often dance at Balerung Stage were also invited. Gung Biang was dancing next to as as well as teaching her disciples, these three Legong dancers. When said “Ohh,, different! There Read More