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	Japanese traditional dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are two types of Japanese traditional dance: Odori, which originated in the Edo period, and Mai, which originated in the western part of Japan.
		It is heavily influenced by the elegance and sophistication of the manners often associated with the Japanese Imperial Court.
		A newer dance, So-ran Bushi, is a new sort of Japanese traditional dance that fuses traditional Japanese movement with a modern rock beat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_traditional_dance (204 words)

	Embassy of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Traditional Japanese art is characterized by its use of seasonal motifs and symbols, such as the plum, cherry blossom, maple tree and chrysanthemum.
		Japanese traditional dance was introduced via Korea in 612, and the ancient forms of gagaku (court music) and bugaku (court dance) evolved in the 7th and 8th centuries.
		The forms of dance in kabuki, noh, kyogen and bunraku were reserved for actors; however, the average citizen often participated in folk dances that were performed at festivals, celebrations and rituals throughout agricultural and fishing communities in Japan.
	www.us.emb-japan.go.jp /english/html/faq/04/culture.htm (3149 words)

	JAPANESE DANCE
		There are many traditional dances in Japan, but the one of the most famous and common dances is the Bon dance, called "Bon Odori" in Japanese.
		Moreover, the Bon Dance should be held in the night because many Japanese people believe that their ancestors' souls come back during the night.
		The So-ran Bushi, however, is a new sort of Japanese traditional dance that was fused together with a modern rock beat.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /culture/japanese_dance.html (311 words)

	LyricsVault: History of music; History of dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting.
		Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres.
		It was during the explosion of new thinking and exploration in the early 20th century that dance artists began to appreciate the qualities of the individual, the necessities of ritual and religion, the primitive, the expressive and the emotional.
	www.lyricsvault.net /history/historyofdance.html (1456 words)

	05-06 DANCE EVENTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Zen began dancing in the clubs of Philadelphia, and in 1995 he joined the highly acclaimed Rennie Harris Puremovement, of which he is still a core member.
		She has also danced on Broadway in The King and I, starring Yul Brynner and was an original member of Agnes de Mille's Heritage Dance Theatre.
		The Russian Department and the Dance Program with the sponsorship of the 1902 lecture fund are delighted to present Dr. Tim Scholl lecturing on "Waking Sleeping Beauty: Reviving a Pre-Revolutionary Ballet in Post-Soviet St. Petersburg" on Thursday, October 27 at 5:00 pm In Thomas 110.
	www.brynmawr.edu /dance/FALL05DANCEEVENTS.htm (1501 words)

	II Journal: Sankai Juku: Butoh Dance from Japan
		The word itself refers to the dance of a primarily agricultural society: Bu means dance and toh means to stamp the ground.
		The three of them rebelled against contemporary Japanese modern dance, which was merely an imitation of modern dance in the West.
		Kazuo Ohno, already in his 50s when he was dancing with the much younger Hijikata, continues to perform internationally past the age of 90, most often appearing with his son.
	www.umich.edu /~iinet/journal/vol4no2/sanjuk.html (1480 words)

	History of Japanese Dance
		It is said that the history of Japanese dancing goes back to the mythical age.
		The 'kagura' dancing in its religous and mystical influence is said to have came into existence from this story.
		It was the evidence of shosagoto in Kabuki that illustrated the use of Japanese dancing by choreographers and directors of Kabuki.
	www.adzuma.com /english/guide/morgue (403 words)

	Dance and the Kabuki Theater - Japanese Culture
		Sacred dances, religious ceremonies and folk dances of ancient Japan provide the foundation of kabuki dance that, by Japanese standards, is relatively new.
		Kabuki dance dates back to approximately 1603 when Okuni, a shrine maiden from the Izumo Shrine, first performed on the dry river bed of the Kamo River in Kyoto.
		In order to convince the audience they are women, onnagata must study dance as well as the movement and characteristics of women.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art18958.asp (291 words)

	Brudirect.com - World Report
		Japanese researchers said they had turned a humanoid industrial machine into a master of Japanese traditional dance in a bid to use a robot as a guardian of cultural heritage.
		Katsushi Ikeuchi, a professor of engineering at Tokyo University, said the robot, which is usually used at construction sites, was taught traditional Japanese dance to preserve the art for the future.
		The slow-paced dance, which is performed in groups and accompanied by lutes and other Japanese instruments, is rapidly losing ground in 21st-century Japan, with many young people only encountering it at local festivals.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Jan05/150105/wn02.htm (266 words)

	Japanese Music and Dance
		Some of these dance styles may be seen today in the oldest styles of Shinto ritual dance accompanied by drums, flutes and chanting, and the masked shamanistic performance associated with Shinto festivals, and the performances of shrine priestesses.
		Many of the folk dances were done by the whole community according to their work and/or season, such as a harvest dance, fishing dance, etc., and was part of a festival or celebration.
		Ask if traditional dances are still important in their lives, or if they have school dances and if so, what kinds of dancing they do.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/japan/Music/Japanese_Music_and_Dance.html (2582 words)

	Traditional japanese dance classes & classical japanese dancing by Miss Aoyama
		Traditional japanese dance classes, classical japanese dancing and japanese folk dance taught by Miss Aoyama an authentic master and japanese dancing instructor.
		Dances from japan and japanese performance arts is a skill which can be aquired and is taught in various locations around London.
		traditional japanese dance, classical japanese dancing, Miss Aoyama, japanese folk dance, japanese dancing instructor, japanese dance teachers, japanese dance classes, dances from japan, japanese dance, japanese performance arts, japanese cultural dance, japanese folk dance, choreograph japanese dances, classical dance choreographers, japanese recitals, kabuki, nihon buyo, uk
	www.japanesedancing.co.uk (247 words)

	Fujima Fujimine Japanese Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was performed by members of the Japanese community to help them keep a link with their homeland.
		Japanese dance has always been a source of great enjoyment for Tazua Sasaki.
		Although for Tazue, dancing is a great pleasure, she also has always worked very hard at at.
	www.arts.wa.gov /progFA/AsianFest/CherryBloss/facherryb6.html (440 words)

	Traditional Japanese Dance - Outpost Nine Forums
		2 were original dances created by "toppuu" (the name of the club) the one in that video is originally made by them as is the music.
		Some of the groups during the competition had a clear hip-hop influence in their dances and it could be heard in the music too.
		The dance that we did last year was a lot less hip-hop and a lot more traditional.
	www.outpostnine.com /forum/showthread.php?p=279723#post279723 (1025 words)

	traditional japanese dance \| only when it's pretty news at abelard.org
		She is apparently seriously studying traditional dance somewhere up in northern Japan.
		Fan dancing is probably the most well-known style of traditional Japanese dance, but they do dances with just about everything.
		The word refers to the traditional Japanese full-length dress; there are also plainer kimono for men.
	www.abelard.org /news/pretty8.php (294 words)

	Bon Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The way in which the dance is performed is also different in each region, though the typical Bon dance involves people lining up around a high wooden building made especially for the festival called a 'yagura'.
		The music that is played during the Bon dance is not limited to Obon music and min'yo; some modern enka hits and kids tunes written to the beat of the "ondo" are also used to dance to during Obon season.
		The Bon dance tradition is said to have started in the later years of the Muromachi period as a public entertainment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bon_Odori (1202 words)

	Dance Advance \| Dance Advance Archives: Documents
		The insurgence of contemporary modern dance not withstanding, in 1921 the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova made her first tour to Japan and her performances did much to develop Japanese audiences’ interest in ballet.
		Pavlova’s art transcended the dance world; her appearance was viewed as a cultural event and Japanese audiences were impressed by her famous solo, The Dying Swan, which also influenced Japanese traditional dance and Kabuki theater artists.
		Pavlova showed Japanese audiences that ballet was a legitimate Western art form at a time when it was thought of only as acrobatic display (often referred to disparagingly as “toe dance”).
	www.danceadvance.org /03archives/maki_ballet/page2.html (483 words)

	Dance Styles
		DANCE IN AMERICA presents "Free To Dance" a three-part documentary that chronicles the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form.
		The early history of Irish dance reveals a constant shifting of population through migration and invasions.
		There are only vague references to the early history of Irish dancing, but there is evidence that among its first practitioners were the Druids, who danced in religious rituals honouring the oak tree and the sun.
	www.shambles.net /pages/learning/performing/dancestyle (353 words)

	japanese_dancing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Japanese traditional dance, which emerged in ancient times as an element of religious ceremony,
		Japanese dance has traditionally been divided into mai, generally distinguished by a
		Vestiges of this type of dancing can be seen today in the bon odori folk dance of each region.
	barney.gonzaga.edu /~ysato/japanese_dancing.html (258 words)

	Bon Odori - Japanese Traditional Dance
		There are several traditional dances in Japan, but the one of the most famous and common dance is Bon dance, which is called "Bon Odori" in Japanese.
		The Bon Festival is held during in Bon week, and people gathers at the near open-space or the parks, and dance with traditional Japanese music.
		Japanese people will continue to venerate this traditional, and to respect the soul of their ancestors.
	www.japan-101.com /art/art_bon_odori.htm (288 words)

	Dance Advance \| Grant History 2003
		Support for commissioning a new dance from Japanese choreographer Kenshi Nohmi for the company that will be developed across a three-week creation residency at Community Education Center.
		Support for Japanese Classical Dance Year 4: Context/Experimentation, a program of training with traditional Japanese dance artist Sachiyo Ito that will include performances produced at the Painted Bride Art Center during the 2003-2004 season, and provide further development of a body of experimental works based on the physicality, musicality and theatricality of Japanese contemporary dance.
		Support for The Reconstruction of Artistic Memory and Vision in Dance, a Project of Common Interest sponsored by Temple University, Bryn Mawr College, and Group Motion Multi Media Dance Theater, an initiative focused on recovering the artistic influence of Mary Wigman and German expressionist dance on Philadelphia choreographers Hellmut Gottschild, Manfred Fischbeck, and Brigitta Herrmann.
	www.danceadvance.org /03archives/granthist/fund2003.html (780 words)

	Japanese Hakama Pants the Samurai Clothing
		Today, the hakama is worn as formal attire for ceremonies, traditional japanese dance, artists and martial arts.
		However, hakama used for traditional japanese dances and ceremonies normally do not have a split for it allows the full length kimono underneath to hang nicely giving a neater appearance.
		Traditional hakama pants for men are striped or solid in subdued colors.
	www.japanesekimono.com /japanese_pants.htm (219 words)

	Japanese resource guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Help preserve the Nippon Kan Theatre; supports and produces programs of Japanese traditional music and dance masters of the Northwest and Japan.
		An Asian American drum ensemble that blends the traditional rhythms of Japan with those of the Asian American experience.
		Dance group that performs traditional Japanese folkdances; part of Japan Culture Society.
	www.arts.wa.gov /progFA/AsianFest/CherryBloss/facherryb8.html (321 words)

	Japanese Arts - Dance (English)
		While there is a strong tradition of performance dance, many of the traditional dances of Japan are associated with annual festivals and are local in flavor with religious overtones.
		A very brief summary history of the Nishikawa School of traditional Japanese dance.
		A short page on the dress for the traditional Nisimonai bon odori dance in the town of Ugo.
	www.nihongo.org /english/arts/dance (102 words)

	Japanese Cherry Blossom Dance \| TOPICS Online Magazine \| ESL/EFL \| Sandy and Thomas Peters
		Most are slow and don't look difficult, so we have to dance as interestingly and beautifully as we can in order not to bore the audiences.
		When I am dancing, I become a princess, a blossom, a young girl, an old lady, a fox, or a man. It is very real to me. I love Japanese dances because I can become anything I want, even the most beautiful girl in the world!
		Her dancing is not only beautiful and interesting, but it is her whole life.
	www.topics-mag.com /internatl/dance/japan-eri.htm (123 words)

	Catawba College Students Learn Intricate Japanese Lion Dance
		Door-to-door lion-dance troupes were also a common sight during the New Year season. While the energetic, frolicking nature of the dance may be most apparent; it was primarily performed to spread the protective power of a shrine’s tutelary deity.
		Fish and Hood answer them patiently and then give them advice as they each go through the motions of the dance. The students practice their technique one by one while their classmates sit on the floor watching and collectively calling out the next of the actions in the dance sequence.
		For these novices, there is no room for personal interpretation in the Japanese Lion Dance, Hood explains, there’s just a correct or traditional way to do it. As dancers become more experienced in the dance, then they add their personal nuances.
	www.catawba.edu /news/archive/2005/04/20/liondance.aspx (585 words)

	Japan Society, New York - Film, Lecture, Performance Events
		Traditional Dance Intensive: from Edo & Kyoto, to Okinawa with Sachiyo Ito
		Master dancer Sachiyo Ito leads a detailed survey through a variety of traditional Japanese dance forms, including kabuki dance, jiuta-mai (danced to song and shamisen accompaniment) and Okinawan dance.
		Sachiyo Ito is a natori (master) of both nihon buyo (Japanese traditional dance) and Okinawan dance, and has taught and choreographed new works in New York since 1981.
	japansociety.org /events/event_detail.cfm?id_event=1239849214&... (150 words)

	Artists in Schools: Program Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Traditional Japanese Dance-Drama originated in Japan 400 years ago.
		It is also popularly called Kabuki Dance, and is renowned for the beauty of its kimono costumes and stage make-up.
		For educational purposes, a brief description of the dance, history, kimono costumes, and demonstration of the movements are usually included in a presentation.
	www.nassauboces.org /artsined/main/resources/prgdtl.asp?apid=2948 (157 words)

	Dance Spirit Magazine - November 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dance is a key element of Raven-Symoné‘s new album.
		Site-specific dance is sweeping through stairwells and alleys across the nation: How to take your moves to the street.
		Behind the mask: The fascinating complexity of traditional Japanese dance.
	www.dancespirit.com /backissues/nov04/nov04toc.shtml (238 words)

	Bunraku & Kabuki Resources
		“Japanese Traditional Culture and Today’s Japan: The Internationalization of the Kabuki Theatre and Its Function in Modern Society.” In Nish, Ian (Ed.).
		Summary: Demonstrates the highly stylized patterns of dance of the Kabuki theatre.
		Documents the life of a group of young trainees at the National Theatre, Tokyo, from their daily classes in recitation, music and dance to their first professional appearance on the stage.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /japanese/kabuki/kennelly-bunraku-kabuki.html (2102 words)

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