Word: legong
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Young as nymphs are the temple dancers in Bali. At 12 they are too old for the temple, retire and usually marry. But when Temple-dancer Devi Dja (pronounced Davy Jah) was dancing the Legong in Klunklung,* the late, great Anna Pavlowa visited neighboring Java for a couple of concerts, and round-faced Dancer Devi Dja went to see her dance. Result: Devi Dja decided that 12 was over-young to quit. So she collected a group of other aging temple-dancers, started giving commercial performances for visiting tourists. Two years ago Devi Dja's dancers toured Java...
...seacoast region famous for its arts and crafts. The Legong: a ceremonial dance in which two or three girls enact an incident from Hindu mythology...
...Legong begins where Sally Rand leaves off," said a New York columnist, stating a half-truth. For the current film at the Fine Arts is scarcely reminiscent of Sally Rand, despite the abbreviated native costumes...
...Legong is a romance that takes place on the island of Bali. The actors are natives and the story is a simple one--about a charming Balinese who falls in love with a musician only to lose him to her sister...
...that the acting is undistinguished would be to miss the point of the film--the chief feature of which is the superb photography. Bali is, of course, a paradise for workers in color, and the cameraman for Legong made the most of his opportunities. Maidens bathing at dawn in pale green pools, beats putting out to sea at dusk, cockfights, dances and gaudy funerals appear in all their natural beauty of color and action...