What is Japanese traditional dance?
[[Image:Japanese traditional dancer cropped.jpg|thumb|A Japanese traditional dancer]] There are two types of [[Japan]]ese [[tradition]]al [[dance]]: ''Odori'', which was created in the [[History_of_Japan#Edo period|Edo]] period; and ''Mai'', which was created in the [[west]]ern part of Japan. Odori came from ''[[Kabuki]]'' drama, where it is danced by men. Mai derives from ''[[Noh]]'' drama, also danced by men. Today it is usually danced by [[female]] dancers, and is mostly done in houses, instead of on [[Stage (theatre)|stage]]. A type of the Mai style of Japanese dance is the ''Kyomai'' or [[Kyoto]] [[style]] dance. Kyomai was created in the 17th century [[History_of_Japan#Edo period|Tokugawa]] cultural period. Noh drama, music and dance was heavily [[influence]]d by the [[elegance]] of the [[wikt:manner|manner]]s of the [[Imperial Court in Kyoto|Japanese Imperial Court]]. Kabuki drama, and hence Odori, was a more democratic form, but still (viewed with modern eyes) quite traditional. {{Japan-stub}} [[Category:Japanese culture]] [[Category:Dance types]]