This Kecak is perhaps the best known of the Balinese dances. This dance is unusual in that it does not have a gamelan accompaniment. Originating in the 1930s, the background music of Kecak is from a group of men (100 or more) who provide the cak-cak-cak noise. These people wore a kain poleng (checkered sarong), sat in 3 concentric around a smaller group in the center.

Kecak tells the story of the kidnap of Sita, the wife of Rama (The Ramayana tale), the symbol of ideal womanhood by the evil king Rahwana. This is part of the morality tale where Dharma overcomes evil.

In its original form, Kecak dance is a religious ceremony performance, the audiences and photographer are not welcome during the performance of Kecak. But recently, an abbreviated version performes for entertainment.