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Maiko dance in a Kyoto hotel.

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Uploaded by on May 4, 2007

JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Alan Macfarlane explores the mysterious context to this film. It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2pjyxu

Please see www.alanmacfarlane.com under 'Global History' for details and other films.

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  • Imagine an over energetic person yelling: "HELL YEAH! GIVE THEM HELL BABY!!!"

    Anyways, it looks tougher than I had thought. She doesn't even look at her feet when moving around, yet she doesn't trip on her kimono either. My pants got trapped between my shoes one time, and I fell backwards. I know it sounds stupid, but it just happened.

  • @xdominicanchicax No, Maiko/Geshia are artists. They sing, dance, tell stories, and serve drinks to the hosts. If you watch the vid (here on YouTube), "Maiko Being Dressed," you will know how many layers of clothing these women have to put on, and they require assistance in their dressing. They do not go through so much time and effort to put their makeup on, their many, many layers of clothing, and hours worth of hair-do's just to have a fling!!

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  • I wonder how she'd look if she danced without the dress & with a tee shirt and jeans & didn't have the makeup. Not that I don't like it but I'm curious

  • @Lily61187 I can solve that problem: watch the gesisha, while listening to "Pan_Asian Delight," by Foxtails Brigade.

  • To each their culture and art form. The dress is pretty, her air is graceful...I recognize it as a performance but it doesn't grab my attention. The musical harmony is too elusive for my tastes, the dance too subtle to grab me. Kudos to this young woman and others like her for keeping her culture and tradition alive though.

  • It is a Dance of a Butterfly - does anyone one know the name of this maiko. She must changed a lot over 4 years of training, I'd love to catch up on how she has been doing :)

  • Mexico has a lot of culture and its so freaking wonderful and colorful im a proud mexican

  • Very Beautiful :) it reminds me of a little wind up doll.

  • @MyCoffeeLove Uhh... Don't most counties manufacture their products in that fashion? I get what your coming from though. The west DID have culture, but its run down. Japan has the same things that you've listed, trust me. (I've experienced Japan myself) Not trying to pick an argument, but just listing my opinion.

  • @Singer4BeingInLife Yes, of course!They are so elegant, sweet and fantastic.I wish to be a geisha!

  • @porta0toda1la2vida They're not that kind of people! They're telling a story with the body, the are elegant and wonderful. How can't you love them?!

  • @auroracortes es que la cosa es acostumbrarse a mi me costo pero al bailar es precioso...

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