Cekepang

Pronounced check a poong, this dance is specifically eastern Balinese and rarely performed outside Karangasem Regency. Some regions of Lombok still perform it, a legacy of the days when Lombok was ruled by the rajas of Karangasem. The cekepang relates a story chosen from classical Hindu literature, the tale of Arjuna Wiwaha. The music, chanting, dance and costuming of cekepang are as spectacular as they are unusual. The best practitioners come from Dukuh village.