In December 1984, Bagong embarked on a five-month trip to seven European countries. Together with 14 dancers, he held dance performances, seminars, workshops, batik exhibitions, and batik painting demonstrations. On the National Awakening Day in Jakarta, May 20, 1985, he performed the Indonesian Historical Track Parade, supported by 710 dancers and extras. A month later, Bagong and 100 dancers performed on the coast of Parangtritis, south of Yogyakarta. His dance performance was entitled Kita Perlu Berpaling ke Alam dan Bersujud pada-Nya (We Need to Turn to Nature and Prostrate to Him).
