[postlink]http://baliovguide.blogspot.com/2011/10/taruna-jaya-dance.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4agvfV-B0gendofvid [starttext] Taruna Jaya (Victorious Youth) is one of the most reputable dances in the Balinese repertory. Taruna Jaya was conceived to be played by a female dancer, though in this video is played by I Dewa Nyoman Wirawan, a male artist from Pengosekan, the southern part of Ubud. I Dewa Nyoman Wirawan (aka Unyil) is one of the greatest dancers in Bali. He has performed abroad several times. Dewa is very loved in Japan, country which visits often to show his art. Taruna Jaya is an energic dance, it demands a lot of spirit from the dancer. Dewa does it. In that video we can see the full dance. The dance is perform at the stage (wantilan) of ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art), in Pengosekan, on the skirts of Ubud. As a curiosity I can say one of the musicians playing at the gamelan orchestra is the father of the dancer. From minute 07:19 to 07:36 we can recognize him perfectly. Is the tallest musician on the right side. He wears moustache. [endtext]