Oleg Tambulilingan Dance

Oleg Tambulilingan Dance was created by I Mario of Tabanan in 1952. The dance was originally performed by one girl and called Oleg which means the swaying of a dancer. Later, a male part was added to make it a duet, and the dance had a new theme portraying two bumblebees (Tambulilingan) flirting in a flower garden.

The female dancer enters the stage first, circling the stage in tight quick steps, trailing a long silk scarf. The dancer portrays the full range of female emotions: seductiveness, scorn, teasing, moodiness, naughtiness, happy. The female dancer first pretends to snub the male, but he is finally able to win her love by various tactics.

In one sequence, the female dancer dances in the seated position while she sensuously sways and waves her hands. The male dancer circles her with a manly pace, his head cocked, feeling his power over her. They come close, only to swirl apart again. Oleg Tambulilingan dance ends with a love dance of the two bumblebees.