In Peg Brand Weiser (ed.),
Beauty Unlimited. Indiana University Press. pp. 259-279 (
2013)
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Abstract
In this chapterI discuss beauty and youth in Balinese dance, with special reference to Legong. Legong is the "classic" Balinese dance genre for females and is represented by Balinese to the world as the quintessence of grace, charm, and beauty in their performing arts. . . . Apparently, the notion of beauty that is invoked here is not straightforwardly equivalent to the heterosexual male norms for female sexual attractiveness, which may favor younger women but don't require them to be under twenty. What then is the connection between beauty and youth in Balinese legong?