Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Truna Jaya Dance


This Teruna Jaya dance originally from northern of Bali that is Buleleng Region. This dance is illustrating movement gesture of a guy who comes to adult, very emotional, his acting always fascinated and gained heart of woman. This dance created by Pan Wandres in form Legong kebyar which then perfected again by I Gede Manik.

This Teruna Jaya dance include into category dance of hard man, but usually danced by woman. This teruna jaya dance is very difficult to learn. The movement of this dance very energetic and very complicated, appropriate with the theme of this dance. Most of this dance performed with single dancer (danced by 1 person), but sometimes also performed with twin dancer (danced by 2 persons). The composition from move of this dance we may say not really complicated. As well as other single dance, composition of this dance only concentrate to one point, has to shifting center of point that composition.

The dress worn by Teruna Jaya dance is dominated by dark color, yet transmitting a light, like a dark purple color which brightly. As well as the dance that tell the story of a man, his dress wearing kamben with loin cloth in the right side, wearing cloth for cover the head and what distinguish this dance with other dance is this Teruna Jaya dance wearing the dress which covering all her hand (long arm). Taruna jaya dance also bring accessories such as a fan which support every energetic from the movement of the dance.