However, for the Balinese, the arts should not be confined to the temple. Actually the enthusiasm with which the arts are performed in holy places is just as evident elsewhere. Performing seems to be in the life blood of the Balinese, whether they are factory workers, tailors, drivers, tradesmen, or field workers by day, in the evening they perform a musicians, dancers and puppeteers. This is because for the Balinese it is difficult to categorise people as artists, farmers, civil servants and so on. Many dancers will tell you that they regard themselves as farmers-their daily accupations.
Many many dancers are in daily life chauffeurs and office workers.
Youngsters practice gamelan on days set aside for this. The girls study dancing in the banjar, and more recently many attend classes at dance studies that use more modern teaching methods. For Balinese women, dancing is an obligation and a skill they feel they must acquire. It's not surprising then, that many of the traditional and profane arts have enjoyed an unbroken growth and development. Joged, Drama Gong, Arja, and Janger, are just a few examples of these art forms.