The tarian lilin or candle dance is a very graceful dance that requires a great deal of dexterity to manipulate the candles that are placed on plates placed gently on the palms of the hand.

The movements of body, especially the swaying, bending and kneeling were so beautiful that a dance was inspired and created. Sometimes a variation of this dance is also performed using rings on the fingers that tap a certain rhythm on the hand-held plates.