The other dance that we saw in Bali was the Kecuk Dance. (That is pronounced Ke-chuk) The reason it is called Kecuk is because there men make the music with their voices, not with instruments, by saying ke-chuk, ke-chuk, ke-chuk over and over again. This is a picture of the chanting men.
This dance tells the story of a hunter called Rama and his wife Sita. Rama represents the Hindu god Visnu who came to Earth to defeat the evil demon Ravana. The person that plays Rama is actually a girl but she is dressed up to look like a boy.
Here is the evil demon Ravana trying to capture Sita while the hunters are out.
This is the monkey Hanoman. He is the general of the monkey armies and promises to help rescue Sita after she is captured by Ravana.
Hanoman gets caught and is put in a ring of fire but his magic power protects him and he can't die. In the end he rescues Sita and burns down Ravana's palace.
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