Osaka Dance - Osaka Dance

...The lyrics were written by Hirase Okina, Uda Bunkai, Ikuta Nansui, Shokumin Nanboku and others, and it continued as a specialty of Osaka until it was discontinued during the war in 1937. In 1950, it was revived after the war as "Osaka Odori", a joint performance by the four Osaka brothels, but from the fourth performance, Nanchi was the only one to perform. Other Osaka geisha dances that competed for beauty included "Hokuyo Naniwa Dance", "Shinmachi Naniwa Dance", and "Horie Konohana Dance", but of these, "Ashibe Dance" remained until the end....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Osaka Odori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…平瀬翁，宇田文海，生田南水，食満南北などが作詞に当たり，1937年戦争で中絶するまで大阪名物として続いた。50年大阪四遊廓合同の〈大阪をどり〉として戦後復活したが，第4回から南地の単独公演となった。大阪の花街舞踊は他に〈北陽浪花踊〉〈新町浪花踊〉〈堀江この花踊〉などがあり妍を競ったが，その中で〈あしべ踊〉が最後まで残った。…

※「大阪をどり」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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