Whale Dance - Kujiraodori

Japanese: 鯨踊 - くじらおどり
Whale Dance - Kujiraodori

...A bamboo about 30cm long is wrapped with colored paper and has tassels on both ends, which is held in both hands while dancing to beats. It is still found in the Kujira-odori dance of Miwazaki, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, the Chakkirako dance of Misaki, Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the Jindai-odori dance of Miyamura, Ono County, Gifu Prefecture. Some call it a piece of Furyuu dance (Furyuu) in which the dancers switch to Chidori-kake....

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Whale Dance" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…30cmほどの竹に色紙を巻き両端に房を付けた綾竹を両手に持って拍子をとりつつ踊る。和歌山県新宮市三輪崎の鯨踊,神奈川県三浦市三崎のチャッキラコ,岐阜県大野郡宮村の神代踊などに残る。風流(ふりゆう)踊(風流)のうち踊り手が千鳥掛けに入れかわる曲を称するところもある。…

※「鯨踊」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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