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Gianyar,
Regency
”Alive”
Museum in Ubud
Among the five museums in Ubud, Arma
Museum is in fact the most popular in the
community and never lacks activities. Therefore
dreams of Agung Rai, owner of the museum,
makes it an alive museum come true. “With
the exclusion of displaying paintings that
have high artistic value, the museum constitutes
a venue of learning for whoever would like
to know more about Balinese art and culture.
We open the class of painting, sculpturing,
playing gamelan, dancing, making oblations,
cooking, yoga and meditation. Assuredly,
it is led by instructors who have been competent
in their own domain,” said Agung Asrama,
Manager of Arma Museum.
 When
Bali Travel News paid a visit to this museum,
many girls were swaying their bodies while
they were attentively listening to the instruction
of the instructor, who was also a woman.
From the location where the girls danced,
Bali Travel News could discern tens of boys
who were imitating the gesture of baris
(warrior) dance that demonstrated by the
instructor. “Currently, Arma has 80
children of elementary level consisting
of 30 boys and 50 girls. There are 60 other
children who have accomplished advanced
and creation level,” said Agung Asrama
while adding that participants of advanced
and creation level have mastered some dances
and made frequent performance. However,
they do not practice as frequently as that
of the elementary level.
They just do exercise before making a presentation.
It is caused by the fact that most of them
have been in secondary and senior high school.
“They assuredly put priority on their
activity at school,” explained Nyoman
Suastini, a dance instructor at Arma Museum.
Elementary level does exercise every Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday. At this level, the
participants are taught about the basic
of dance like how to make a look, move the
feet aside with a little lifting, right
and left gesture, ladle up and so on. When
participants have mastered this basic, then
some dances will be introduced to them.
First thing first is Pendet dance. Meanwhile,
course of the elementary level here usually
takes place for 6 months.
After six-month exercise, an exam will usually
be held for level promotion. Those who pass
the exam will be introduced to Legong Dance
and some creation dances like Cendrawasih,
Manukrawa, Wiranatha, Tenun, Kebyar et cetera.
Participants that have been competent to
dance one of those dances will be offered
an opportunity to exhibit their capacity
on a devotional service at several temples
available around Ubud. And, those that have
done this service and been considered proficient
by the instructor would be staged on Saturdays
at open stage of Arma Museum.
Dance instructors of Arma Museum indeed
have a prowess in their domain. It is this
matter that inflicts the parents of children
around Ubud prefer to send their children
to learn at Arma Museum. In truth, the museum
does not merely teach the children from
Bali, whoever including you, may join the
dance exercise provided you are willing
to. (BTN/Made Suambara)
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