Teaching Personality with Gracefulness

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This book includes both a description and a discussion of the methods used by Kanriye Fujima, a member of the Fujima school of Japan, to teach Nihon Buyon to primarily Japanese-Americans. Sellers-Young discusses Fujima's life as a teacher in three Pacific Northwest communities, providing an explanation of her teaching processes and contexts of performances. Incorporating the themes and images associated with the pieces, Sellers-Young discusses Fujima's vital role in the maintenance of specific Japanese cultural values. Contents: Preface, Becoming a Student, Kanriye Fujima's Life and Traditional Japanese Dance Theatre, The Movement and Its Aesthetic Base, The Students, The Studio: The Process of Teaching, The Performance Elements, Contexts of Performance, Nihon Buyo: From Japan to the Pacific Northwest, Appendices: The Dances and Program Notes of Fujinami-Kai, The Ten Most Taught Dances in Each Age Category, References, List of Illustrations, Tables and Charts.

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