Balinese dancers to join festival

DENPASAR, Bali: The Balinese Art Center will send 70 dancers to the traditional and contemporary dance festival to be held in Germany from Nov. 1 to Nov. 16, Antara reported.

"The troupe will perform modern Kecak and Tri Gambuh dances," the head of the art center, I Nyoman Nika Naya, said here on Wednesday.

The Tri Gambuh dance, which is the mother of all Balinese dances, is well-known in Europe, especially in Germany and Sweden, since the 1920s, he said. (edt)