Kecak - Monkey Dance

Years ago at Burning Man I had the opportunity to take part in what is known as "Monkey Dance." A fun call and response type of exercise/ trance "game" for groups to play.  If you've ever seen the movie "Baraka" you may have seen a bit of it when the indonesians are going back and forth with scatting like noises and leaning back on each other. It's an incredibly fun and challenging activity to take part in.  In Bali now, I thought I'd check the dance out.  Kecak is what they do on Bali and I learned (after) that what it is is a combination of traditional Balinese dancing and noises told to a classic Indian tale.  So it's not as trance like or as interactive, but it was a nice and different thing to see. It did go a little long for me, with the jet-lag especially but I'm glad I got to see it.  Now, if I can only find some real monkey dance troupes while I'm still here.