Abstract
There are three primary functions of dance in human life, i.e., for ritual,for personal entertainment, and for aesthetic presentation. All dance experts believe that oldest function of dance in human life is for ritual. Dance is needed on occasion of birth, circumcision, marriage, death, war, changes of moon and sickness. Bali is richest island of dance in Indonesia and known as paradise in world of arts. The Balinese dance ritual dances for gods, for spirits of ancestors, for religious seers, for human beings, and also for underworld spirits. Indonesia is rich in dance for personal entertainment, such as tayuban in Central and East Java, Jaipongan in West Java, gandrung in East Java, joget in Bali, ronggeng Melayu in Sumatera, etc. The development of urban population with sufficient income has influenced development of dance as aesthetic presentation, because urban people, categorized as cultural consumers, need some aesthetic entertainment for their leisure time. The best country in world whose amazing development of her dance as aesthetic presentation is United States of America and New York is widely known as the mecca of performing arts
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