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Watch: Japanese dancer booed for winning Spanish flamenco competition

A Japanese dancer has been booed after becoming the first foreigner to win at Spain’s most prestigious flamenco festival. When the Cante de las Minas festival jury chose Junko Hagiwara as best female ...
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Japanese American dancer Sahomi Tachibana performed, taught students for nine decades

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...
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This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops

Emiko Nakagawa has a unique tap dancing style that blends old techniques with hip-hop and street music. The young Japanese ...
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In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion

Professor Naoko Kihara, who has practiced Hanayagi-style dance for over two decades, stands in her studio during an interview in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Born in Brazil from Japanese ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer carries on legacy of mentor

MEXICO CITY >> When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko Kihara barely alters her expression. It’s her arms and torso that move like a slow-motion wave. “Expression is minimal ...
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In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — When music requires her ...
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In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion

MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko Kihara barely alters her expression. It’s her arms and torso that move like a slow-motion wave. “Expression ...
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In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion

MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Latin American audiences, Kihara said, Japanese traditional dance might be hard to embrace. MEXICO CITY (AP) — When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko ...