Sideshow Bob Can Also Dance
Posted by chirashi on 01 Jun 2007 at 06:36 am | Tagged as: Amakusa
My job has been described as “Sideshow Bob for Kids,” which is true enough, but did anyone know that Sideshow Bob can also dance?
Right now I’m learning three dances for the July cultural exchange in Amakusa, but I will only be performing two, as I told my teacher that I am just too late to learn the haiya dance. Most of the members have been practicing for several months, but I only started last month. There’s just no way I can learn all of these dances all at once. I’m also really nervous about performing Tsuru no Koe, because if I screw up, it’s just me… all by myself… looking like an ass. Whereas, if I screw up the So-ran Bushi, I can at least hide my shame amidst the oba-san dancers.
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Would you please explain the meaning of the different dances? I viewed the So-ran Bushi video and am exhausted. The individual who recorded the dance should warn viewers to take Dramamine half an hour before watching.
Tsuru no koe is a celebratory dance. I forget when it is specifically performed but I imagine it’s probably performed at weddings.
So-ran Bushi is a fishing dance from Hokkaido. The movements are supposed to mock the actions fishermen would perform: hulling in nets, hoisting the sails, etc.
The Ushibuka Haiya is pretty much steeped the same traditions as the So-ran Bushi, but it’s from our own local region.
However, the So-ran Bushi is much more modern, and I’ve been told that people across Japan know of the So-ran Bushi. It’s quite possible that it is, in fact, the most popular Japanese dance.
BTW: Here is a link to a much more stable video. Please watch:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZegdMSZaWac