Geisha dance by a maiko - Kyoto

I have attended Maiko Show today at Kyoto. Interesting

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Entertainment

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• Maiko
• Geiko
• Geisha
• Kyoto
• Vukyodai

[TheDMC12]

maiko ayano(彩乃）is clever and skilful in dancing ,mtraditional music and so on.

this dance（君に扇）needs high class of movement of body cotrol.

now,she is most senior maiko in gion koubu（祇園甲部）.

[Akashia14Moka]

Is the first time I see Ayano dancing, she is an amazing dancer, really graceful.

[KyouuumeOkiya]

@NobodyOfTheTardis if you look at the back it is red. a junior maiko wears a collar with red and white (and some other colors sometimes) in the front, red in the back, senior maiko wear white in front, red in back, and geiko wear white all the way around.

[gravyfunky]

@starlightshimmers

Thanks.

[starlightshimmers]

@gravyfunky I believe the type of music is called a "kouta," I'm not sure of the literal meaning.

[starlightshimmers]

@NobodyOfTheTardis This is a real Maiko, her name is Ayano from Gion Kobu. I really don't know why she is wearing a white collar.

[stefaneko26]

@Quetta12 Yes, "Kimi no Ôgi" means "fan to you" or "your fan".

[Quetta12]

@stefaneko26

Thanks. ^^ so what's exactly is Kimi ni Ogi means? kimi is you or your right? so the tittle means "your fan"?

[NobodyOfTheTardis]

@NobodyOfTheTardis The only thing that puzzles me is the fact that the hair and obi are consistent with a Maiko... Now I'm confused...

[NobodyOfTheTardis]

Er... Maiko (which are apprentice geisha) don't wear white collars. They wear red. Actual geisha wear the white collar (unless times have changed and for some reason they have reversed this)

[gravyfunky]

Is there a specific name for this kind of music being played? I find it quite soothing.

[abigail29alice]

What a lovely maiko, she is quite a graceful dancer. I herd that the ideal when dancing is to keep ones face expressionless like a noh mask(don't quote me because I'm not sure) but what I find so appealing about the way this girl dances, is the expression she yeilds with her eyes. Her eyes smile in a way that feels like there wispering little secrets.