One of the icons of Bali is barong ket. From its form, Barong Ket is a combination of shapes between lions, tigers, cows and dragons. ... Usually Barong Ket is danced in pairs with Rangda, a sinister figure symbolizing adharma (ugliness). Barong Ket himself in the dance symbolizes dharma (virtue).The Barong ket dance, which is usually accompanied by a semar pagulingan gamelan, depicts the battle of virtue (dharma) and ugliness (adharma) which is an invariably alloyed combination (rwa puppet) that began when the universe was first created by God (Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa) in Balinese.
