Japanese dance
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Nihon buyo (Japanese dance) covers a great many kinds of dance ranging from
very formal dance styles to the colourful and dramatic dance styles of the
kabuki theatre. Geisha dances fall somewhere in between, being rather
gorgeous in presentation but without the dramatic element of the theatre.
This example shows miyako odorl, a special stage presentation of geisha
dances in the kyomai (Kyoto dance) style which is given at the Kaburen jo
theatre every spring. The performers are actually maiko, young geisha who
have been educated and trained within the geisha houses of the Gion
district of Kyoto. Miyako odori is the oldest of the geisha performances
given for the general public; it was first presented in 1872. The
performance is choreographed by the Inoue school of kyomai.
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