tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post1858101811497814601..comments2024-02-21T17:37:30.062-05:00Comments on The Road is Mine: Sakura Matsuri *Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-1813385963158859032015-04-28T19:22:59.515-04:002015-04-28T19:22:59.515-04:00どういたしまして。
The Takarabune group is so energetic th...<a href="https://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/ja/You're%20welcome!" rel="nofollow">どういたしまして</a>。<br /><br />The Takarabune group is so energetic that I didn’t believe they were related to Awa Odori at first, in spite of arm and leg movements. They seem to have a more uni-sex style as well.<br /><br />There is a video of another Awa Odori troupe performing in their native habitat (at this place since 1956) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoLsdvYetHs" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-22555848367989032312015-04-28T07:44:07.425-04:002015-04-28T07:44:07.425-04:00Domo, TG—I was hoping you'd come up with the i...Domo, TG—I was hoping you'd come up with the info I lacked. And I love that song: Why not, indeed?!Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-82811319486811617392015-04-28T03:12:57.176-04:002015-04-28T03:12:57.176-04:00What a treasure. Or more accurately, Treasure Ship...What a treasure. Or more accurately, Treasure Ship which is the meaning of the group’s name, Takarabune 宝船 (old-style kanji 寳船)。An intro from their own web site can be read by clicking <a href="http://en.takarabune.org/biography.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />I love the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awa_Dance_Festival" rel="nofollow">awa odori</a> festivals. <br /><br />The cherry blossoms did look a little early at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden <a href="http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/sakura_matsuri_2015" rel="nofollow">Sakura Matsuri</a> site, but who knows?, one more week could have been too late due to cold, rain, wind, warm weather/fast blooming...<br /><br />There is a song associated with the Awa Odori festival, the lyrics of which run to:<br /><i>The dancers are fools<br />The watchers are fools<br />Both are fools alike so<br />Why not dance?</i>Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.com