Soran Bushi

[MerryBerryMoose]

I have been learning Japanese at a college near by and today she showed us a video of people competeing at a Yosakoi Soran thingy. The song name is called Soran Bushi. Heres some info:

Soan Bushi is one of the most famous traditional song & dance in Japan. It was originated by the fishermen of Hokkaid?, the north part of Japan.
So-ran Bushi has more dynamic choreography and more modernized rhythm than other traditional Japanese dances. Many other Japanese traditional dances have only slow tempo, and very relaxed music with them (like Bon Odori). However, the So-ran is different. The So-ran dance was recently reimagined by a high school teacher leading his students; under this direction, it gained an electric guitar beat and was reinterpreted for more modern times,students perform "Rock n' Soran Bushi" on their sports day.


Here are some videos from YouTUBE of the dance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gewa22qUuA - not super high quality but you can hear the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzKiit4iH8A&mode=related&search= - this version is a little different than the one above and is a bit more stiff.


Thought I would share.
-gabby

[SharonA]

That is so cool. Japanese Line Dancing. Thank you for sharing this. I loved it.