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きりきり舞い

きりきりまい
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet
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歌舞伎踊り

歌舞伎踊
かぶきおどり
early kabuki dance
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額縁舞台

がくぶちぶたい
proscenium stage
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暗黒舞踏

あんこくぶとう
butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint
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阿国歌舞伎

おくにかぶき
Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)
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巫女舞

みこまい
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
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連れ舞

連舞
つれまい
dance done by two persons or more
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舞文

ぶぶん
clever use of words to advance an argument; tricky manipulation of law
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立ち振る舞い

立振舞
たちふるまい
act; action; manner
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歌舞伎劇

かぶきげき
kabuki play; kabuki drama