MadamePapillon
Fear my Niftyness
- 1 Jul 2007
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Wow, it's been awhile since I've been on Jref.
This topic kind of sprang into my head randomly after having seen Lord of the Dance a few days ago and I immediately though of Jref.
Dancing in Japan. For some reason I can't seem to recall a single instance of when I've seen an example of Japanese dancing (with the exception of the Geisha performances, but I wouldn't consider that dancing so much as a story in motion, almost a play).
Cultures all around the world have very distinct and recognizable styles of dancing that set them apart and seem to characterize the overall tone of a nation, be it old or modern(ish), but Japan appears to be one of the few major countries that doesn't have some sort of dance form that you could look at an instantly know that 'this a Japanese dance'.
So why is that? The Japanese obviously do dance. I'm wondering how the Japanese view dance. Is it very important to them? Do they place a lot of cultural and personal significance on it like many other countries do?
(Please note Para Para and dances like that don't count as a 'culturally significant and clearly Japanese dance')
This topic kind of sprang into my head randomly after having seen Lord of the Dance a few days ago and I immediately though of Jref.
Dancing in Japan. For some reason I can't seem to recall a single instance of when I've seen an example of Japanese dancing (with the exception of the Geisha performances, but I wouldn't consider that dancing so much as a story in motion, almost a play).
Cultures all around the world have very distinct and recognizable styles of dancing that set them apart and seem to characterize the overall tone of a nation, be it old or modern(ish), but Japan appears to be one of the few major countries that doesn't have some sort of dance form that you could look at an instantly know that 'this a Japanese dance'.
So why is that? The Japanese obviously do dance. I'm wondering how the Japanese view dance. Is it very important to them? Do they place a lot of cultural and personal significance on it like many other countries do?
(Please note Para Para and dances like that don't count as a 'culturally significant and clearly Japanese dance')