June 2019
Advanced Skills Class: Spring 2019
Ready to up your taiko game? The Advanced Skills Class is for you! Back by popular demand: Naname uchi! Naname uchi is a style developed in the Tokyo area and then around the US as a particularly engaging, movement-strong drumming style. Origins come from the local temple festival styles which were more formalized by the group Oedo Sukeroku. Please note that this is NOT a beginners' class, this is more akin to TRAINING. The pacing will be faster and…
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A festive workshop celebrating one of Japan's favorite summer traditions! In this workshop, we will learn several Bon odori (Bon dances) from instructor Noriko Nakamura. Bon odori is a style of Japanese folk dancing that is done at Obon - a festival honoring the spirits of one's ancestors. Noriko will also teach us a bit about the origins of the dances as well what Obon means to Buddhists in Japan and here in the U.S. Obon is a time to…
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