Another night in Ubud, and after debating for a while, I decided to go and see another of the dance performances. I had heard that the Kecak (pronounced “Kechak”) was good and so I set out to find one. The best one in town was performed on a different night, but there was a women's group that was performing a Kecak dance that night. I located the venue and went in. For the first time since arriving in Bali, it was not raining in the evening, so the performance was held outside. This was also had a story, and the story was told on the ticket. Basically it told of a royal couple who were happy together. Then along came a god-type being who came between them. The woman of the couple was taken away after the man was distracted. A god tried to free the woman, but she wouldn't be touched by someone other than her lover. In the end the man returned and saved her and the couple was reunited. Then the god fought some monkey gods. Then a man showed his belief in the story by walking on burning coconuts. And he really did. It was quite entertaining, and I enjoyed it much better, probably because I had the story to follow, and it was outside so it wasn't so loud. Also there were about 40 women who were singing and chanting during the story-telling. And they chanted for the whole time. I found that quite impressive.
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