Pendet dance

Pendet dance

Pendet dancers hold silver bowl of flowers
Native name	ᬧᭂᬦ᭄ᬤᭂᬢ᭄ (Balinese) Tari Pendet (Indonesian)
Genre	Traditional dance
Instrument(s)	Gamelan, Gong
Inventor	Balinese
Origin	Indonesia

Pendet dance (Balinese: ᬧᭂᬦ᭄ᬤᭂᬢ᭄) is a traditional dance from Bali, Indonesia, in which floral offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances. Pendet is typically performed by young girls, carrying bowls of flower petals, handfuls of which are cast into the air at various times in the dance. Pendet can be thought of as a dance of greeting, to welcome the audience and invite spirits to enjoy a performance.^[1] It is one of the oldest Balinese dances, although the current form was codified in the 1950s.^[2]