Sanghyang Dedari is a ceremonial dance which is performed to repel the evil spirit and stop them from infecting the people in the form of sickness or death. Dedari means angel and the dance is a means of contact with the spirit world in which the dancers become the mediums.
Sanghyang Dedari is performed by two girl dancers who are put into trance before dancing. They dance in perfect harmony to the background of male kecak choir, although their eyes never open during the entire performance. When the chant ends, the girl dancers fall down into the ground. Then, they are brought out from trance by a priest (Pemangku), who prays beside them and blesses them with holly water.
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