Japanese fan dance

Japanese fan dancers

The traditional Japanese fan dance is performed by a young woman, either singly or in a group. It involves using a hand-held fan as a prop. The dancers often wear brightly colored Japanese kimonos, and have elaborately arranged hair and bold make-up. Fan dancing involves slow, deliberate movements, figures and poses, which sometimes tell a story. Fan dances are usually accompanied by traditional Japanese music often involving singing and the playing of a shamisen (a 3-stringed instrument).

Sayuri performs the fan dance.

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*Cultural Dances* Description: Send a not home to parents asking if they, their older children, extended family members, or anyone they know would be willing to come to your classroom to demonstrate a traditional dance from their child's home culture. Teachers can also ask someone who participate in an ethnic dace group. Ask the parents or dancers to join your group time in their street clothes and talk with the children about when and where they dance, how they feel when they dance, what it…

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Tradition Chinese Fan Dance The fan is an integral part of Chinese tradition. Used in all levels of society, the fan has found a permanent place in Chinese dance. These performers are particularly versatile in their mastery of Chinese fan dancing.

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