Noriko's Dance

[Arvuvu9]

Just love this and keep coming back if anyone knows the name of the music please let me know.. thanks

[ssakamoto]

@Arvuvu9

Thanks for your comment! The song is "Sakura", which is a very famous Japanese folk song. You can definitely find many versions of the music online. If you'd like to see more classical Japanese arts, Noriko and I made a 40 minute documentary about the grandmaster of the dance school, and you can also see kimono, wigmaking, and other aspects of the art. If you email me at ssakamoto@gmail.com I can tell you how to get the DVD.

[Emilysvisions]

Their documentary about traditional japanese dance and the Grandmaster of the dance' is fantastic. Really informed and the Iemoto Yoshie Tachibana is such a character :) Search for 'The Heron and the Geisha :D

[ssakamoto]

@Emilysvisions

Thanks for your kind words!

[pizarovic]

คนไทยรู้จักดี

[MLNHYTKBIHU]

Beautiful play about the life of Sakura's tree <3

[shalimar0666]

We did this dance at the prom wearing kimonos, make-up and wigs in traditional Japanesse style. It felt amazing to show a little bit of Japan's beauty to others!

[Arvuvu9]

love this dance can you please tell me the music I have been trying to find it. I know its the sakura but who plays this tune?

[noorchan]

n!!!ce and really i love it

[1102299]

The spring breeze wearing cherry blossom petals .... I try understand . Nice image!

[thedarkspecter]

Poetry in motion, how beautiful it is, Excellent!

[dagger09]

Sakamoto-san dances most beautifully! Please send me a link once your documentary is done so that I can view it. Bravo!

[xxHartBrokenxx]

Omg I wish I could go to Tachibana school U___U;;;

Your wife is a REALLY good dancer n__n

[redpearlprincess4259]

that is so pretty.

[nefilau]

this dance... have a meaning??? :) i really liked ... its seem very tradicional, but... its means something else?

[kanatapaw]

the mans head at the bottem xD

so lovely dance

[bamboobogirl]

Amazing performance. Thank you for posting

[sporkqueenrhaya]

Beautiful. :)

[skoty9999n]

のりこさんの踊りが大好きです。本当にありがとう

[karyukai93]

does noriko mean seegras-daughter??

sorry if seegras is the wrong word for nory ^///^

[kleinbittersdorf]

Excellent! Prima! Bella! I wish invite her to a nice place in Akasaka for a night performance for me and my friends...well

[millenia89]

The head coming from the floor scared me, but anyway... beautiful dance!

[kleinbittersdorf]

LOL

[seawaterwitch]

So beautiful ^^

[szuchowski]

What is the name of this song? i've heard it everywhere!

[iluvkawaiimakeup]

sakura

[catlillith]

Lovely dance

[kawaiiluvjosh]

love it...........

[AnAoHaCHAN14]

Can somebody tell me where can I found traditional japanese music?

[teamshintaichi]

itunes or rip it off of youtube.

[pupmeka]

The music I think was sakura sakura ....

[GrandeBarde]

Gosshtchei pa Karai! Botcha Mairr dissaeh!!!!!!!!!

[hanzoiga]

beautiful dance!!! please i would like to know what does the dance means.

thanx.

[xcuppiixcakex]

she's so graceful<3

this shows you dont have to toss a fan in the air a million times for a dance to be beautiful *cough*

[XO2MIG]

この踊りは、とてもよい very good

[GalinaMora]

Everything tigether is just a piece of art. Thanks for posting that.

[DolphinSpirit]

Very beautiful, I adored it. I love the kimono, kawaii desu ^^ I'm sort of learning to dance like that.

[sainttail4]

lol i think i can understand that little girl that talks...i think she is talking english...i hope not...cause if she isnt....o-o

[tisalew]

very nice relaxing music

[DaggerGautlet]

wasn't tachibana the name of a japanese clan situated in kyushu. Like gynchiyo tachibana and dotetsu( or something like that) tachibana.

[EnigmaticSilhouette]

Very pretty dance and music. And I like the Kimono too. This was a beautiful dance, complete with a traditional Japanese style bow, nice touch with that. Does anyone know the song? I would love to save it, I love music like this. This is my favorite style of Japanese music. *sigh* I want to go to Japan someday so badly lol.

[tisalew]

me too

[ChixWakkoLUVxJC]

@EnigmaticSilhouette So do I!

And I'm also determined to get or make a furisode kimono before I turn 16!

Someday I'm gonna be a manga-ka!

I've already got lots of stories, and I'm learning how to speak and sing in japanese!

[EnigmaticSilhouette]

@ChixWakkoLUVxJC very awesome :) I'd love to read your manga and hear you sing ^^

[ChixWakkoLUVxJC]

@EnigmaticSilhouette Aw! Thank you very much! ^/////^

And I wish you luck on seeing Japan yourself someday soon! -^.^-

[ireallydontcare18]

SUGOI!!! ABSOULUTY BEAUTIFUL!!!

[PandaYuurei]

its so beautiful<3 =)

[Maraking16]

I saw a decapitated head on stage.

[Gzpz1]

I am not a Japanese but I think they are great.

[Alas777]

you dont have to be a japanese to tell them they are great...

[drmasweetie91]

Extremely well done the dance is so gracefully preformed ! first good video i've seen of this dance in a long time

[MoonbridgeBooks]

Very elegant! And a nice video shoot. Thanks.

[Aerithgal]

Go away, spammer

[kinumedo]

endearing.

[arielakayumichan]

it was magical.

-Yumi-chan

[fagotinna]

es muy hermoso tu baile me encanto

[Sahimkopkua]

I loved this dance, especially since it's about Sakura (Cherry blossoms), she's dances wonderfully.

[nattokiller]

hhahaha, saotome is a HE xDD I love him so much, he's more elegant then me times 7

[Noixz]

Splendid! Excellent dancing.

[Shyaporn]

Beautiful!

[stirlingnagura]

This is lovely...I'd like to get a copy to show to my Japanese Club...do you have a way to share this?

[te2rx]

Smooth, graceful, brilliant. I look forward to your documentary, ssakamoto. It's hard to find decent vids of traditional Japanese dance on the net... as far as I've looked anyway.

[KidaKarasu]

Is there an MP3 of this song?

This is beautiful by the way!

[te2rx]

it sounds like a version of the folk song "Sakura"

[KidaKarasu]

Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful!

[RoninDave]

Very nice! I love traditional Japanese Dance! For those who don't know, dancing was and is not limited to Maiko and Geisha/Geiko. Dancing was a part of everyone's life from the Emperor, shogun, nobles, samurai, geisha, and farmers. Go to a matsuri and see.

[tornados28]

I understand you are working on a documentary about traditional Japanese dance. How can I find out about that and when it will be completed. Thank you.

[ssakamoto]

We will be posting a clip from our upcoming documentary soon. Thank you for your interest!

[tornados28]

That is a beautiful dance and your wife is very beautiful as well. I love the traditional Japanese dance and the kimono is the most beautiful outfit in the world in my opinion. Please post more Japanese dance if you can. Thank you.

[lestatesc]

What is the song called? ANY possibility to find it on a CD..?

Stunning performance!

[Inujin]

BRAVO!^_^

[zaropa]

You must please to be posting more of these. Thanking you sir!

[fruitsbasketRULES]

That was very beautiful! Once I get my fans I'm going to start dance. Although there are no dance schools in my area, I'll learn from geisha videos on here and other places on the internet. This means I will have to watch out for false information.

[ssakamoto]

Hi folks,

The dancer is my wife, and she is performing a dance in New York City. She is actually a TV editor, and dances with the Tachibana group. The Grandmaster of the school is Iemoto Yoshie Tachibana, and we spent a few months in Japan shooting a documentary of her. Check back with me, as we will be posting small clips from that as soon as my wife as the time to cut some of them.

[PollyJustMe]

How can I purchased this music?  What is the name of it?

Thank you

[DimaRakesah]

I googled "Tachibana school of dance" and it looks like this school is located in the US. The dancer is probably a japanese american taking dance classes here in the US. She's probably not a maiko or geiko. She's a lovely dancer, though. And I love her fan and kimono.

[DimaRakesah]

Really lovely. Great video clip, please post more! Thank you!

[jamesesitton2nd]

She must be a geko becouse geisha's have along with the bow on their back a ribon that almost touches the ground, basicaly a geko is a geisha in training, this geko is very talinted I wouldnt be suprised if she's a geisha now!! Beautiful song/dancing!

[tornados28]

You are confusing Maiko and Geiko. Maiko is a Geisha in training. Geiko is name for Geisha is Kyoto. Geiko are no longer in training.

[Karrgen69]

He tino ataahua..... ranginmarie... :)

(very beautiful and peaceful)

[anzurameshi]

*.* ...beautiful!^-^