Balinese Dance Class by Eriza Trihapsari

Ardhanari came together as a natural formation of a family of creatives, in dance and music of modern and traditional styles. Its members bear experience and hold expertise of on and off stage performing arts management, with an extensive track record of partnerships supported by diplomatic bodies, educational institutions and multinational companies in all its productions.

Within this one hour, I will teach go through simple traditional Balinese Dance techniques, and learn simple beginner dances used in ceremonies.

We will learn all aspects to Balinese dance -- rhythm, feel and movement -- by breaking each of them down and tieing them altogether in full expression. Movement of torso, feet, eyes, hands and fingers are done with strength and dynamic elegance. A story unfolds as each motion is inspired by the culture and history of Bali, society, folklore, and the life of the gods and goddesses. Eriza is an all-rounded contemporary and traditional dancer instructor.

Each time slot is an approximation:
1. Warm up & Stretching (10 minutes)
2. Basic technique repetition (15 minutes)
3. Choregraphy (30 minutes)
4. Cool down (5 minutes)

Tari Pendet (Pendet Dance)
Tari Panji Semirang (Panji Semirang Dance)

Eriza was born in Jakarta on January 1st 1991. Having big passion and motivation in performing arts, especially dancing, she started learning Balinese dance at a very young age. With 15 years of Balinese dance education at LKB Saraswati under I Gusti Kompyang Raka, not only did she learn the dance, but also learned the theory and history of it, as well as ho to play the Balinese gamelan. Besides her knowledge in various traditional Indonesian dances, she also has exquisite skills and experience in hip hop, urban choreography, contemporary dance and jazz. She was one of the scholarship recipients for a short dance camp program by T.H.E. Dance Company Singapore in 2013, where she performed in United We Boogie and CONTACT Event, alongside groups from other countries. In the same yar, she auditioned and joined Agnez Monica and is one of her official dancers (NeizinDaHood). She collaborated with French choreographers as part of the collaboration with Institut Francais d'Indonesie (Valentine Nagata-Ramos and French Wingz). In 2018, she was one of the assistant choreographers of Denny Malik for the Opening Performance of the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta.

Anyone with a curiousity to learn traditional Balinese dancing!

Link will be sent after payment is confirmed, prior to class. If the minimum quota of participant is not reached, the class may be rescheduled or cancelled (with refund).