Quail Dance

...The dancer recites the lyrics and performs a funny dance with imitation hand movements accompanied by the cheers of the people around them. It is characterized by the opening chant, "See this dance," and Kyogen dances include the Jizo Dance and the Quail Dance. The Ayako Dance, which is handed down in Shimotani, Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, and which retains the appearance of early Kabuki dance, includes the Ebisu Dance, Daikoku Dance, Turtle Dance, Shojo Dance, and Quail Dance, and is also handed down in Aomori, Iwate, and Akita prefectures. [Yoshikawa Shuhei]...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Quail Dance" are listed below.

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…周囲の人たちに囃されて，舞手がみずから詞章を唱え，物まねの手ぶりおかしく舞う。初めに〈何々舞を見さいな〉と囃すのが特色で，狂言には《地蔵舞》《鶉舞（うずらまい）》などがあり，初期のかぶき踊りの面影を伝える新潟県柏崎市女谷の下野高原田に伝承される綾子舞（あやこまい）には，《恵比寿舞》《大黒舞》《亀の舞》《猩々舞》《鶉舞》などがあり，青森，岩手，秋田の各県にも伝えられている。【吉川 周平】。…

※「《鶉舞》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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