Kecak is often called "The Monkey Dance" for the tourists is a dance in a relatively new form of drama but the show has become a very popular / famous and has become a must watch show for tourists both domestic and abroad. Dance scenes kecak been promoted in several poscard, tourist guide and others.
Kecak is the name is a name that directly taken after the sound "cak, cak" in saying that continually throughout the show. There are some who explained that the word or sound "cak" actually means a very important and significant in the show.
Not known for certain where the dance originated and where kecak was first developed, but there is a kind of consensus on the Bali kecak first time developed into a performing arts in Bona, Ganyar, as additional knowledge kecak initially a tembang or produced music from the sound synthesis which form the melody is usually used to accompany the sacred dances Sahyang. And can only be performed in the temples. Then in the early 1930s from the village astist Bona, Gianyar trying to develop kecak dance by taking the story of Ramayana as a substitute didramatarikan Trance Dance that dance is ultimately can be displayed in public as performance art. Part of the Ramayana story was first taken in which the Goddess Sita was abducted by King Ravana.
As a Kecak performance is supported by some very important factors, more is more in this kecak show presents dance as an introduction to the story, of course the music is vital to accompany the dancers sway lenggak. But in the Kecak music sounds generated from a combination of peak, amounting to around 50 to 70 people it will make music akapela, a leader will act as the initial tone memberika longer act as a stressor in charge of high pressure or low tone of an act as a solo singer, and another will act as the mastermind who brought ki storyline. Kecak dance dancer in the movement should not follow the standard are standard dance accompanied by gamelan. So in this kecak dance dancer's body movements more relaxed because the main priority is the story and voice synthesis.
