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  2. Japanese traditional dance - Wikipedia

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    Japanese traditional oiran dance, 2023. There are several types of traditional Japanese dance. The most basic classification is into two forms, mai and odori, which can be further classified into genres such as Noh mai or jinta mai, the latter style having its origins in the pleasure districts of Kyoto and Osaka.

  3. Category:Dances of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Dances of Japan" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Angama (dance) B.

  4. Glossary of Japanese theater - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Japanese dance (をどり/踊り) as performed by geiko and maiko, characterized by precise, graceful movements and strict adherence to established forms. Okayama A traditional dance style from Okayama Prefecture, featuring distinctive local characteristics and often performed at regional festivals. Okina

  5. In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body ... - AOL

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    The songs that she and her colleagues perform for Mexican audiences are shorter and less complex than the original Japanese long songs — a dance can last up to five minutes instead of 20 or 30 ...

  6. Contemporary dance in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary Japanese dance draws on various traditional styles as well as Western classical and avant-garde forms, interpreted with the standards of Japanese schools. Many famous dance studios grew from training centres for Kabuki actor-dancers or derived from famous Kabuki families. Western schools covered classical ballet, jazz dance, and ...

  7. Kagura - Wikipedia

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    Shishi kagura – a form of lion dance, in which a group of dancers take on the role of the lion (shishi) and parade around the town. The lion mask and costume is seen as, in some ways, embodying the spirit of the lion, and this is a form of folk worship and ritual, as other forms of lion dances are in Japan and elsewhere.

  8. Nihon-buyō - Wikipedia

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    ' Japanese dance ') refers to the classical Japanese performing art of dance. Nihon-buyō developed from earlier dance traditions such as mai and odori, and was further developed during the early Edo period (1603–1867), through the medium of kabuki dances, which often incorporated elements from the older dance genres.

  9. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Japan

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    Kabuki (歌舞伎, かぶき) is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre 2008 00064: Bunraku (文楽), also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century ...