Traditional Japanese Dance

09-30-2006, 07:51 PM

Okay, so my school's Japanese Culture Club hosts a dinner each year, and there is entertainment.

This year, we're doing several dances (Bon-Odori, Yosakoi, and a modern JPop dance). I did Bon-Odori last year, which was a lot of fun. But because I can't make it to all of the practice times, I signed up for Yosakoi.

Today was my first practice.

Egads, my legs are on fire.

At least next practice, everyone will be learning something, so it should go a bit slower and not be as brutal. (today we did last year's dance for conditioning; we're learning this year's dance next week)

09-30-2006, 07:58 PM

Also, this is a video of Yosakoi dance - it's what I found that's most similar to the one we're doing (with a lot of squatting). Ours isn't quite as fun since we only have like 15 people. But whatever.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=yosakoi&hl=en

Edited to add: I also like this one because there is a Gaikokujin in it (OMGZ!) He's pretty obvious to spot.

Radiance · 09-30-2006, 09:57 PM

Very cool looking, i'd love to see that in person.

羽之助 · 09-30-2006, 11:53 PM

Is your modern JPop Dance para para?

10-01-2006, 12:26 AM

No. I don't remember what it's called.

It has crossdressing, though.

羽之助 · 10-01-2006, 01:35 AM

Oh, visual kei.

Arvynia · 10-01-2006, 05:04 AM

wow that's a kick ass video/dance... I haven't seen anything as exciting as that over here quite yet... although I've seen a few....

10-01-2006, 01:56 PM

Ah i saw that stuff going through Yoyogi park one day. There must have been about 20 different groups, all with their own sound...truck, and dance group. Very interesting

Digital Masta · 10-01-2006, 09:54 PM

THATS MY VIDEO!!!!!

I originally uploaded that video to show my family and friends.

HA!

Yes I am the big black gaikokujin...there were a total of five of us.(I was the only black one)

Yosakoi tends to encompass all kinds of dance it isn't a specific dance, outside of the fact that in competition you have to use Naruko if your dancing style is Yosakoi

I fuckin' love Yosakoi.

Me and a couple of friends joined Nagasaki University's team while I was in Japan. The greatest people I've ever met, and the dances were awesome. I got to compete in Kumamoto too (which we won). Greatest thing I did while in Japan. That video is during the competition in Kumamoto.

I learned five dances in the 4 months I was there. 2 were original dances created by "toppuu" (the name of the club) the one in that video is originally made by them as is the music. The other 3 dances were dances that many yosakoi groups know hey Lisa M, ask if they know Soran Bushi OR Freedom.

Ya know...its hard for me to refer to Yosakoi as traditional because its pretty contemporary. Some of the groups during the competition had a clear hip-hop influence in their dances and it could be heard in the music too.

10-01-2006, 10:08 PM

It's pretty fantastic! I'm jealous

10-02-2006, 01:55 AM

The dance that we did last year was a lot less hip-hop and a lot more traditional. Then again, instead of having a Jpop dance, the "modern" dance was a hip-hop dance.

That's pretty funny that I found the video with you in it XD I watched a lot, and it was the most similar in terms of squatting all the time. My legs still hurt.

Definitely a good workout!

Digital Masta · 10-02-2006, 05:14 AM

Yeah the workouts were killer and your body never gets used to it, well you stop feeling like complete death, which is how I felt in the begining but after that you're always drained but you feel great afterwards. Since we were doing it in the summer, its nice and humid in Nagasaki in the summer. Towards the end of June and start of July we had girls pass out during practice, a couple went to the hospital. What can I say...we beefcaked hard as hell at practice...actually a couple passed out at the competition also.

Actually I attribute their passing out to being small japanese girls AND drinking tea like its gatorade during practice. It seems like all Japanese people do this...drink tea while doing a physical activity as if its water or a sports drink and no you might as well be drinking soda its just as bad. Even after I told them about it and they emailed everyone telling them to bring either water or a sports drink they still insisted on bringing tea.

There is another video on google to...of the first dance I ever performed, in front of Nagasaki Station. In that video I twisted my ankle and you can clearly see it in the video...damn I was pissed.

Another reason I loved it...those guys loved to drink. Its always fun when after a major performance either right after or the next day going to an Izakaiya with 60-80 people and then proceed to get eat and drink all we want and get totally hammered.

Digital Masta · 10-21-2006, 01:08 AM

Found this on the photo site of the members of the group (and its now my avatar to) I just thought it was a funny (and intense pic) of me doing this stuff. Now spot the 2 white guys.

10-21-2006, 01:37 AM

Masta - we're actually doing a dance that was coreographed by the captain of the Nagasaki University Yosakoi team, since our captain is friends with her. Small world, eh?

Digital Masta · 10-21-2006, 02:09 AM

Really?

The current head Captain is a guy though. Vice Captain, perhaps or a Captain who graduated already? You didn't happen to get a name did you? There were a few girls that were in the inner circle of people who ran the club.

I want to be back there sooo badly. At the end of the month is the Sasebo Festival and its the largest Yosakoi festival in Kyushu, every year they create a new dance and show it at that festival (along with new uniforms (which I'm getting) and happi). Out of the six or so foreigners that joined only 1 is left because he's staying in Japan for a full year(I was there a semester and the others were finishing their full year that semester)...damn I envious.

10-21-2006, 02:24 AM

I thought she said Captain. Maybe it was one of the old captains? I don't know.

Digital Masta · 10-21-2006, 02:31 AM

Well that might be why its similar to the one I did in the video.

japanat · 10-22-2006, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Masta

Now spot the 2 white guys.

Far right, half a face. Center left/low, again half a face!

OMG, someone cut him in HALF!

09-30-2006, 11:53 PM	#4
羽之助 Hanenosuke Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hong Kong	Is your modern JPop Dance para para? __________________ 1) 2)肏 you. 3) Hanenosuke.com Blog

10-01-2006, 01:35 AM	#6
羽之助 Hanenosuke Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hong Kong	Oh, visual kei. __________________ 1) 2)肏 you. 3) Hanenosuke.com Blog

10-01-2006, 05:04 AM	#7
Arvynia Earthquake survivor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toyama, Japan	wow that's a kick ass video/dance... I haven't seen anything as exciting as that over here quite yet... although I've seen a few.... __________________ "I... wanted to kill the sexiest person alive, but then I realized that would be suicide."

10-01-2006, 09:54 PM	#9
Digital Masta sleepy as fuck... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isahaya, Nagasaki	THATS MY VIDEO!!!!! I originally uploaded that video to show my family and friends. HA! Yes I am the big black gaikokujin...there were a total of five of us.(I was the only black one) Yosakoi tends to encompass all kinds of dance it isn't a specific dance, outside of the fact that in competition you have to use Naruko if your dancing style is Yosakoi I fuckin' love Yosakoi. Me and a couple of friends joined Nagasaki University's team while I was in Japan. The greatest people I've ever met, and the dances were awesome. I got to compete in Kumamoto too (which we won). Greatest thing I did while in Japan. That video is during the competition in Kumamoto. I learned five dances in the 4 months I was there. 2 were original dances created by "toppuu" (the name of the club) the one in that video is originally made by them as is the music. The other 3 dances were dances that many yosakoi groups know hey Lisa M, ask if they know Soran Bushi OR Freedom. Ya know...its hard for me to refer to Yosakoi as traditional because its pretty contemporary. Some of the groups during the competition had a clear hip-hop influence in their dances and it could be heard in the music too. Last edited by Digital Masta : 10-01-2006 at 10:03 PM.

10-02-2006, 05:14 AM	#12
Digital Masta sleepy as fuck... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isahaya, Nagasaki	Yeah the workouts were killer and your body never gets used to it, well you stop feeling like complete death, which is how I felt in the begining but after that you're always drained but you feel great afterwards. Since we were doing it in the summer, its nice and humid in Nagasaki in the summer. Towards the end of June and start of July we had girls pass out during practice, a couple went to the hospital. What can I say...we beefcaked hard as hell at practice...actually a couple passed out at the competition also. Actually I attribute their passing out to being small japanese girls AND drinking tea like its gatorade during practice. It seems like all Japanese people do this...drink tea while doing a physical activity as if its water or a sports drink and no you might as well be drinking soda its just as bad. Even after I told them about it and they emailed everyone telling them to bring either water or a sports drink they still insisted on bringing tea. There is another video on google to...of the first dance I ever performed, in front of Nagasaki Station. In that video I twisted my ankle and you can clearly see it in the video...damn I was pissed. Another reason I loved it...those guys loved to drink. Its always fun when after a major performance either right after or the next day going to an Izakaiya with 60-80 people and then proceed to get eat and drink all we want and get totally hammered. Last edited by Digital Masta : 10-02-2006 at 05:24 AM.

09-30-2006, 07:51 PM	#1
Lisa M	Traditional Japanese Dance Okay, so my school's Japanese Culture Club hosts a dinner each year, and there is entertainment. This year, we're doing several dances (Bon-Odori, Yosakoi, and a modern JPop dance). I did Bon-Odori last year, which was a lot of fun. But because I can't make it to all of the practice times, I signed up for Yosakoi. Today was my first practice. Egads, my legs are on fire. At least next practice, everyone will be learning something, so it should go a bit slower and not be as brutal. (today we did last year's dance for conditioning; we're learning this year's dance next week)

09-30-2006, 07:58 PM	#2
Lisa M	Also, this is a video of Yosakoi dance - it's what I found that's most similar to the one we're doing (with a lot of squatting). Ours isn't quite as fun since we only have like 15 people. But whatever. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=yosakoi&hl=en Edited to add: I also like this one because there is a Gaikokujin in it (OMGZ!) He's pretty obvious to spot.

09-30-2006, 09:57 PM	#3
Radiance A Penguin. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA - USA	Very cool looking, i'd love to see that in person.

10-01-2006, 12:26 AM	#5
Lisa M	No. I don't remember what it's called. It has crossdressing, though.

10-01-2006, 01:56 PM	#8
Nannou	Ah i saw that stuff going through Yoyogi park one day. There must have been about 20 different groups, all with their own sound...truck, and dance group. Very interesting

10-01-2006, 10:08 PM	#10
Crowley	It's pretty fantastic! I'm jealous

10-02-2006, 01:55 AM	#11
Lisa M	The dance that we did last year was a lot less hip-hop and a lot more traditional. Then again, instead of having a Jpop dance, the "modern" dance was a hip-hop dance. That's pretty funny that I found the video with you in it XD I watched a lot, and it was the most similar in terms of squatting all the time. My legs still hurt. Definitely a good workout!

10-21-2006, 01:37 AM	#14
Lisa M	Masta - we're actually doing a dance that was coreographed by the captain of the Nagasaki University Yosakoi team, since our captain is friends with her. Small world, eh?

10-21-2006, 02:09 AM	#15
Digital Masta sleepy as fuck... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isahaya, Nagasaki	Really? The current head Captain is a guy though. Vice Captain, perhaps or a Captain who graduated already? You didn't happen to get a name did you? There were a few girls that were in the inner circle of people who ran the club. I want to be back there sooo badly. At the end of the month is the Sasebo Festival and its the largest Yosakoi festival in Kyushu, every year they create a new dance and show it at that festival (along with new uniforms (which I'm getting) and happi). Out of the six or so foreigners that joined only 1 is left because he's staying in Japan for a full year(I was there a semester and the others were finishing their full year that semester)...damn I envious. Last edited by Digital Masta : 10-21-2006 at 02:23 AM.

10-21-2006, 02:24 AM	#16
Lisa M	I thought she said Captain. Maybe it was one of the old captains? I don't know.

10-21-2006, 02:31 AM	#17
Digital Masta sleepy as fuck... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isahaya, Nagasaki	Well that might be why its similar to the one I did in the video.

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