About Japanese dance
日本舞踊について
Characteristics of Japanese dance
日本舞踊の特徴
The appeal of Japanese dance lies in the beauty of the movements and movements in kimono. It is a characteristic of Japanese performing arts to dance while holding things such as fans. The depiction of Japanese dance follows Japanese life. Feelings and actions in everyday life, such as falling in love, holding a grudge, thinking the four seasons are beautiful, and being happy to have a family, are danced. A characteristic of Japanese dance is that men play female roles and women play male roles. In addition to human roles such as children, young girls, and old people, they also play animals such as rabbits and raccoon dogs. And another feature is landscape description. In addition to expressing people, he also portrays landscapes where he becomes a part of nature, such as blowing winds, trees, and the moon on the mountains. It is a feature that is rarely seen in other dances such as ballet and flamenco.
日本舞踊の魅力は、まず着物を着た所作、動きの美しさにあります。
扇などの持ち物を持って舞い踊るのは日本の芸能の特徴です。
日本舞踊の描写は日本の生活に準じています。恋をする、恨みを持つ、四季を美しいと思う、家族がいることを幸せに思うなど、日常の生活なかの感情が所作や踊りになっています。
日本舞踊の特徴は、男性が女性の役を演じたり女性が男性の役を演じます。子どもや年頃の娘、老人やなど人の役は勿論のこと、兎や狸などの動物も演じます。そしてもう一つの特徴に風景描写があります。人物の表現の他に、吹く風や木、山に出る月など、自身が自然の一部となって風景を描写します。バレエやフラメンコなど他の舞踊にほとんど見られない特徴です。
Starts with a bow and ends with a bow
礼に始まり礼に終わる
The practice of Japanese dance begins and ends with a bow. Sit straight, place your hands on the floor, and carefully lower your head. At this time, place a folding fan in front of your knees. The act of placing this fan in front of you is to create a boundary between yourself and others. In Nihon Buyo, we draw a line between ourselves and our masters, show respect for our masters, and practice with a sense of humility.
日本舞踊のお稽古は礼に始まり礼に終わります。
正座をし、床に手を付き丁寧に頭を下ろします。この時、膝の前に扇子を置きます。
この扇子を前に置く行為は、自他の境をつくるためです。
日本舞踊では、師匠と自分の間に一線を引き、師匠への敬い、謙虚な気持ちでお稽古をするという心を表しています。
Important tool fan
大切な道具 扇子
A folding fan is an indispensable tool for dancing Japanese dance. It is also called a fan. Depending on how you move the fan, you can express natural phenomena such as waves crashing, waves falling, falling petals, blooming, rain or snow falling, etc. You can also use the fan as an object such as a mirror, umbrella, letter, sake cup, sake bottle, etc. Express.
日本舞踊を踊るのに欠かせない道具、扇子。舞扇とも呼びます。
扇子の動かし方により自然現象、例えば打ち寄せる波、引く波・花びらが散る、咲く様子、雨や雪が降る様子などを表現したり、扇子を鏡や傘、手紙、お猪口・徳利などの物に見立て表現します。
A place where Japanese dance is practiced
日本舞踊の稽古場
Have you ever wondered where Japanese dance is practiced? The practice of Japanese dance is basically practiced on a stage covered with cypress trees called Shosakubutai. This is to improve the slippage of the foot and to improve the reverberation of the sound when the foot is stepped on. (Refer to the basics of Japanese dance) The Shosaku stage is considered a sacred place, and before standing on the stage, one sits on one's knees and bows once.
日本舞踊はどんな場所でお稽古するのか、疑問に思いませんか？
日本舞踊のお稽古は基本、所作舞台と呼ばれる桧の木が敷き詰められた舞台でお稽古をします。足の滑りを良くすること、足を踏んだ時に音の響きを良くする為です。（日本舞踊の基本参照）
所作舞台は神聖な場所とされており、舞台の上に立つ前は正座をし一礼をします。
Basic movement of Japanese dance
日本舞踊の基本の動作 腰を入れる
The basics of Japanese dance is to put the center of gravity down. Putting your center of gravity down is called putting your hips in. Putting the waist in means that the upper body is straight and the tailbone is lowered straight down so that the waist does not protrude to the left, right, front and back. It is considered beautiful to dance without moving up and down. It is said that the action of putting the center of gravity down comes from the history of Japanese people's agriculture.
日本舞踊の重心は下に置き踊るのが基本です。重心を下に置くことを、腰を入れると言います。腰を入れるとは上体は真っ直ぐ腰が左右前後に出ないよう尾骶骨を真っ直ぐ下に下ろすことを言います。上下動のないよう踊るのが美しいとされています。重心を下に置く動作は日本民族の農耕の歴史からきているといわれています。
Basic movement of Japanese dance Stepping on the foot
日本舞踊の基本の動作 足を踏む
In Japanese dance, there is an action of stepping on the floor with your feet and making a sound. This is a gesture that has been cherished as one of the ancient Japanese sorcery, and it is a religious expression that has the meaning of calming and reviving the spirits of the earth.
日本舞踊には足で床を踏み音を立てる足を踏むという動作があります。
これは日本古来の呪術の一つとして大切にしてしてきた所作で、大地の精霊を鎮めよみがえらせ意味もある宗教的な表現ですが、日本舞踊風にアレンジしたものが足を踏む動作となります。