Word: legong
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Star of the show is Ni Gusti Raka, twelve. Her big moment comes in the classical Legong, in which she dances in an intricate trio for about five minutes, suddenly breaks off (at home in Bali, this part of the dance might last an hour), trots offstage like any twelve-year-old, and returns with a pair of golden wings to portray the Bird of Evil Omen...