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==Classification== [[File:Oiran-dance-asakusa-tokyo-japan-2023-May-09.webm|thumb|Japanese traditional oiran dance, 2023]] There are several types of traditional Japanese dance. The most basic classification is into two forms, {{transliteration|ja|mai}} and {{transliteration|ja|odori}}, which can be further classified into genres such as Noh {{transliteration|ja|mai}} or {{transliteration|ja|jinta mai}}, the latter style having its origins in the pleasure districts of Kyoto and [[Osaka]]. The {{transliteration|ja|mai}} style is reserved and typified by circling movements where the body is kept low to the ground. The {{transliteration|ja|odori}} style includes folk dances performed at annual {{transliteration|ja|[[Bon Festival|Bon]]}} festival events and dances that were part of traditional kabuki performances. The {{transliteration|ja|odori}} style features larger movements and is typically more energetic.<ref name=buckley>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture|last=Buckley|first=Sandra|date=2002|publisher=Routledge}}</ref> Traditional dance forms in the present day have also been influenced by Western dance forms like [[ballet]], which were introduced to Japan during the [[Meiji Restoration]]. In {{transliteration|ja|Sagi Musume}} ('The Heron Maiden') the dancer's role is the spirit of the heron. In classical versions, the spirit assumes a handsome, strong pose at the end of the dance. However, this classical ending was altered in later versions (which borrowed heavily from [[Anna Pavlova]]'s performances of ''[[The Dying Swan]]'') so the spirit gradually became lifeless, ultimately sinking to the floor.<ref name=buckley />
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