#awa dance

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Awa Odori (Awa Dance) Yamato Kanagawa pref. 2019

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If you can come to Shikoku during the summer it would be a marvellous experience to come and see the Awa Odori of Tokushima. To get a sense of it, check out this video below:

The city of Tokushima is literally transformed as everyone prepares for the Awa Odori and it is an incredible spectacle. Women, men, and kids all dance, and there are dance groups from all walks who come out to perform. There is festival food, drink, and a lot of traditional dancing. You can hear the taiko drums, the shamisen, shinobue flutes, and bells. It is a total blast. Sometimes the spectators get into it as well.

The traditional song that is sung all throughout the festival is the Awa Yoshikono. Here are the words:

踊る阿呆に Odoru ahou ni The dancers are fools 見る阿呆 Miru ahou The watchers are fools 同じ阿呆なら Onaji ahou nara Both are fools alike so 踊らな損、損 Odorana son, son Why not dance?

Why not dance indeed! Come out to Tokushima city for the O-bon festival which is from August 12 to 15th. Let your travel agent know that THIS is what you want to see so that you can get accommodations booked in time. Do it early. The city fills up fast!

Awa Odori: Tokushima If you can come to Shikoku during the summer it would be a marvellous experience to come and see the Awa Odori of Tokushima.

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[MV] Perfume「Everyday」-AWA DANCE ver.2.0-

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[MV] Perfume「Everyday」-AWA DANCE 360°VR ver.-

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東京高円寺阿波おどり por ajpscs Por Flickr: no rules, no limitations, no boundaries it's like an art™ © All Rights Reserved by ajpscs Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival - 東京高円寺阿波おどり is held annually on the last Saturday and Sunday of August. About 188 groups(ren), 12,000 dancers perform Awa dance to lively music and parade through the nine routes set up along the shotengai(shopping promenades), located on both north and south side of JR Koenji Station, and Konan Street of the south. Koenji Awaodori is the second largest of all the Awaodori festivals held throughout Japan, following the one in Tokushima. It also highlights the summer of Tokyo as one of the three largest summer festivals of the area, together with Sumida River Fireworks Festival and Asakusa Samba Carnival. www.koenji-awaodori.com/indexEn.html www.koenji-awaodori.com/

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徳島市　阿波おどり レレレの連 "Awa" is the former name of Tokushima Prefecture, and "Odori" means "dance." The term "Awa Odori" can refer to both the festival and the dance itself. It is a traditional dance that represents Tokushima Prefecture and has a history spanning over 400 years. The basic dance steps are the same for both men and women, but there are two distinct styles. When dancing, men assume a low posture with their knees and feet turned outward.

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威勢の良いお囃子が 踊り子たちの調子を作る 一糸乱れず拍子を合わせ 光の中を突き進む

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

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　名にし負う高円寺の阿波踊りを、初めて見ました。 　テレビで見るのとは大違いで、連のすぐ傍に陣取って撮っていると、「チャンカチャンカ、チャンカチャンカ」というお囃子の太鼓が、ずんずんと腹に響いてきます。 　踊りの始まる前から、女踊りの見事な足捌きを写し撮りたいとイメージを膨らませていたのですが、いざ撮るとなると中々上手くいきません。 　沢山の連を相手に散々試行錯誤した挙げ句、この連だけ、女性の踊り手がピシッと一列に並び、先陣を切ってやってきました。 　手前の足が地面に着く、その瞬間のちょいと前を狙って、一糸乱れぬ艶やかな足捌きを shoot! 　街灯の明かりは暗く、踊りの動きはかなり速いので、見合うシャッタースピードを稼ぐのが大変です。 　ISO 1,600 にしても十分なシャッタースピードを稼げなかったので、さらに -1 EV 露出を切り詰めて、何とか 1/60 秒のスピードを得ることができました。 　人込みの中でのロケーションの確保といい、間合いの取り方、流れや動きの捉え方といい、阿波踊りの撮影はとっても難しいということを実感しました。

　

　

　

☆ Shooting Data ------------------------ ○ camera : CANON EOS 20D with Olympus ME-1 ○ lens : CANON EF-S 17-85 mm F4-5.6 IS USM ○ focal length : 85 mm ( compared to 35mm format : 136 mm ) ○ shooting mode : Aperture-Priority AE ○ Tv ( Shutter Speed ) : 1/60 sec. ○ Av ( Aperture Value ) : F5.6 ○ ISO speed rate : 1,600

　

　

☆ Developing Data ( RAW ) ------------------------ ○ development : RAW image developed by SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 ○ taste : manual ○ exposure compensation ( by camera ) : -1.0 EV ○ exposure compensation ( by developer ) : +1 1/3 EV ○ total exposure compensation : +1/3 EV ○ white balance : 4,029 K ○ color deviation : +7 ○ sharpness : pure detail manual

　outline emphasis : 20/100

　detail emphasis : 85/100

　false outline control : 30/100 ○ tone adjustment : a little strong contrast ○ saturation : a little vivid [ 1.09 ] ○ color mode : portrait color mode 3 ○ fine color controller : average ○ high light controller : manual

　color tone - brightness control : 23/100

　saturation - hue control : 80/100

　high light compensation : 50/100

○ dynamic range expansion : +1.5 EV 　

　

☆ Location & Target ------------------------ ○ location : 純情通り商店街 (高円寺) ○ target : 阿波踊りの踊り子