Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
A Kanagawa Shimbun (newspaper) reporter came to a Bon Odori dance practice a few weeks ago and was kind enough to ask me a few questions about Japanese dance. I figured this was the time to pull out all the stops and go overboard on the cheese, so when he asked what drew me to…
It’s like you’re there!! ….meaning you have to sit through about five minutes of the group before us. 🙂 Can you tell which one is me??
Exactly a year ago I crouched on this Yamato shopping street and watched the Chidori-ren dance and twirl. Ooooooo, I thought, I wish I was one of them! This weekend my wish came true. That’s me second from the right. Saturday night at the Yamato Awa Odori Fesetival was a dream—I hardly missed a step…
The Chidori-ren (JMSDF dancers + us) start at the No. 12 circle at 5:30pm!
Nothing says summer like a balmy evening on the sand sipping a cold lager and enjoying the salty smell of the sea. Especially when all these things also say it’s your birthday! We found the perfect little cabana along Enoshima beach to enjoy some curry rice, Asahi, good friendship and a blissful summer evening. With…
Tammy is an extremely talented Warlord here in WESTPAC!! Check out her photography website: www.tammyward.com.
A-Yattosaaaaaaaa! Yatto yattoooooo! That’s how we start each new section of our formation dances. And this afternoon was this year’s debut performance in front of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Headquarters on NAF Atsugi! Today we had an 8-10:15am practice, took a quick shower break, then met back up at 11am for a quick…
