THE DILEMMATIC OF LEGAL PROTECTION OF BARONG DANCERS: WORKERS IN TOURISM ATTRACTIONS AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURE IN BALI DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Barong Dance as one of the traditional religious arts dedicated to religious rituals has undergone a shift in function, namely to become one of the tourist attractions in the tourism industry in Bali. This causes the dualism of the position and responsibility of the Barong dancers themselves. This dualism includes the position of dancers as actors in cultural arts and also as workers in the tourism sector. The two positions have different rights and obligations. So, the focuses of the author's problem are 1) how are the rights and obligations of Barong Dance dancers as tourist attractions and Balinese cultural arts performers? and 2) how is the implementation of legal protection as tourist attraction workers against the dualism of the position of barong dancers? This research is a normative legal and law empirical study that examines the void of norms regarding the legal protection of barong dancers and the implementation of legal protection towards barong dancers. The legal material in this study consists of primary and secondary legal materials. The legal materials are collected through a literature study. Moreover, the implementation of the legal materials is examined through field study. The problem analysis was done qualitatively. The dilemma of the Barong Dancers as part of the traditional Villagers who must preserve traditional arts to support religious rituals is one of the reasons for the lack of protection for the rights of barong dancers as workers in tourist attractions who are not operating due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.