Experience Japanese "buyo" Dancing
Details
Ever since the Edo period for over 400 years, “buyo”, a type of traditional dance in Japan, has existed thanks to people who can still dance this delicacy and successfully pass it on. To dance “buyo”, the dancers stamp their feet and make huge hand/body gestures – twisting and turning – to music that can be probably classified as traditional pop music.
In this activity, you’ll...
• Learn how to dance “buyo” directly from an experienced stage actress who is a successor of this tradition.
• Learn how to dance a popular act called “Sakura Sakura”.
You’ll learn from an experienced actress, so you’ll quickly and smoothly learn to dance right on the spot. So when you visit Japan, come down and experience Japan’s culture to the fullest by learning how to dance “buyo”.
Basic Schedule:
1) Meet at the giant Asakusa Kaminari-mon paper lantern
2) Take a 3min walk to the “buyo” teacher’s classroom
3) Learn how to dance
- Availability:
- From 9:30 am on Tues, Thurs, Friday, Sat and Sunday
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Speaks:
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English (Intermediate)
日本語 (Fluent)
- Area:
- Tokyo
- Nearest station:
- Asakusa station
- Min Participants:
- 4
- Max Participants:
- 10
- Possessions:
- Remarks:
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About the host
Yoko N.
Presently, I teach Japanese “Buyo” around Asakusa.
In the past, I made a name for myself as an actress after practicing Japanese “Buyo” and drama. Today, I have a 25-year career as an entertainer. I have acted in many stage plays featuring “buyo” across Japan as well as surrounding Asian countries to master Japanese “buyo”.
Traditional “buyou” and Japanese “buyo”, which I dance, if classified is often classified as strict and formal but it is what it is. Traditional Japanese “buyo” is not like “kagura”, traditional folk entertainment, “bon odori” (a type of dance at a Japanese festival called “matsuri”), and folk songs but is a stage art that is aimed at performing on stage. A lot of the gestures and behavior of Japanese women can be learned through Japanese “buyo” – it is a compilation and the best of all that beauty.
