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Japanese Dance, Kimono, and Folded Memories: The Dancing Fan

Japanese Dance, Kimono, and Folded Memories: The Dancing Fan

by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 29, 2020 | Japanese Culture

The dancer enters the stage slowly, her feet sliding across the polished wood of the stage. With silent, measured movements she opens her paper fan, one fold at a time, turns her back and waits for the strum of the shamisen to fill the theater. Holding her fan above...

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