Modern Dancing in Japan

The modern dancing in Japan right now is a little

similar to U.S pop dancing. There outfits are long
gowns or skirts. The way they dance it seems like
they put a little acting in their dancing. They like to
make sharp movements and their pop their body.
Ankoku Butoh is a post-war Japanese dance
movement that has achieved worldwide
recognition. Commonly known as just Butoh, is the
development of modern dancing in Japan. Butoh is
a type of modern Japanese dance that came into
existence after World War II. The inventors of
Butoh, returning to Japan after studying modern
dance in Germany, saw a new form of expression
through movement that maintained a cultural
connection to Japan rather than copying the
western techniques. The first Butoh performances
were provocative, and wild, causing the style

and performers to be banned.