The Dance History of Japanese Dance

The history of Japanese dance can be traced back to the history of Japanese dance. As early as the Heian period (794~ 1 192), "elegant music" was circulated in the royal family. It is a unique form of music and song and dance produced by Japanese song and dance since ancient times, and a Buddhist art introduced from China and Korea. Now the palace is still performing at the time of the event.

In the 12 century, there was a kind of song and dance called "White Beat". Women dressed in men's clothes sang popular songs at that time and danced with flute and drum music.

By the14th century, the masked dance drama "Neng" telling a story was formed. In the 7th century, a woman named "Izumo no Okuni" set up an art group in Kyoto to dance kabuki, which was very popular with the general public. Thus, kabuki drama was born, and the dances performed in kabuki drama began to develop independently in the Edo period (1603~ 1868).

In modern times, influenced by ballet and opera imported from Europe and America, creative activities without kabuki dance framework flourished, and various new works "Japanese Dance" have appeared so far.