Ohio Tomonokai - August 25, 2007
This Eisa drum dance was performed at the Ohio Tomonokai of Ohio's Fall Picnic on Augus 25th, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio.
 OKINAWA, JAPAN
Eisā (エイサー)
(from wikipedia) is a form of folk dance unique to the people of the Ryukyu Islands. Although it is performed many times throughout the year at various festivals, Eisa performances are concentrated around lunar mid-July. This is a centuries-long tradition, to mark the end of the Obon Festival.
It is danced by 20-30 young men and/or women, mainly in a circle to the accompaniment of singing, chanting, and drumming by the dancers, and folk songs played on the sanshin. Three types of drums are used in various  combinations, depending upon regional style: the odaiko (large barrel drum); the shimedaiko (a medium-sized drum, similar to ones used in Noh theatre); and a small hand drum, the paranku, similar to ones used in Buddhist ceremony. The dancers also sometimes play small hand gongs and yotsutake castanets. Eisa dancers wear various costumes, usually according to local tradition and gender of the dancer; modern costumes are often brightly-colored and feature a characteristic, colorful Ryūkyū-style knotted turban. Special vests and leggings are also popular.
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