Flowers of May

Finally, it's  summer here in New York.

Today, I took some photos of flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

Our pool opened last weekend.

Video Clip of the New York Travel Show

I just completed listing another video clip (New York Times Travel Show) on YOUTUBE.

Here is the new clip: http://youtu.be/pkG0p1JAF1k

 

Dances:

Nuchibana

Uchina

 

Songs:

Okinawa sodachi

Tinsgunu hana

 

 

 

 

My New video clip!

I would like to introduce my new YOUTUBE video clips.

 

 

Video one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY-8Ru7RK5k

Long Island Sakura Matsuri

May 4th 2013

Nuchibana

Haru Ya Haru Bushi

 

 

Video two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_em9l0puo&feature=youtu.be

Asian-American Festival

May 18th 2013

Shima No Hito Yo

Menso-re Uchina-kai

 

Please enjoy the holiday weekend!

 

Review of the Asian-American Festival

I would like to review the Fourth Annual Hempstead Asian-American Fesitaval held yesterday.

There were many people gathered at the stage performances, but stage process got behind schedule and delayed almost one hour.
I helped at the tea ceremony booth, which was quite popular and we got a good crowd, filled all chairs. The tea ceremony served tea four times, each time took about 30 minutes.

I didn't have a chance to taste the tea.

 

Since the stage schedule got delayed, I went home

to change into my stage cosutme, and change my make-up and hair style.

 

It started to rain a bit after 3:00 pm and some audience went home before I went on stage.

I performed after Iaido (Samurai Sword), led by Ms. Deborah who offers a class at Resobox.

Their performance was very sharp and I liked it.

 

Ms. Deborah helped me by acting as announcer for my performance.

I appreciated her help very much.

 

Here are some photos from yesterday's event.

 

 

with Japanese traditional dance members

with tea ceremony staff

 

Opening ceremony

 

 

An Indian marching band opened the show

 

 

Japanese traditional dancer

 

Japanese Flower Arrangement booth

 

 

Japanese Folk Dance members rehearsing in front of the bay

 

waiting for my stage performance

 

Kimono Kitsuke Lesson 2

Today, I have tried on several kimono for my kimono lesson, and finally figured it out which kimono and obi to wear for tomorrow's event.

These kimono are casual kimono and perfect for dance lessons,
going out for tea time and festivals.

 

black shibori-style kimono with purple obi and pink obijime

 

 Summer kimono with summer red obi and white obijime

 

Shibori kimono with red obi, and pink obijime

 

I didn't wear Obiage for today's lesson.

Kimono Kitsuke Lesson

Today, I am preparing my kimono for hot weather.

 I am going to help a tea ceremony booth at the Asian-American Festival,

and I am not sure which Kimono-obi set I have to wear this Saturday.
 

 

The photo was taken last summer.

North Hemstead Beach Park

Port Washington, Long Island

Please join us!
 

Asian American Festival

 Happy Mother's Day!

 

This is a preview of

 the Asian-American Festival.

 

 

I will be helping out in the Tea ceremony booth

Noon to 4:00 pm,

and performing on their stage around

4:30 pm.

 

 Okinawan dance and music program:

Dance:

Nuchi Bana

 

Sanshin Music:

Shima No Hito Yo

Menso-re Uchina Kai

 

 

今週土曜日５月１８日に

アジアン・アメリカン祭りに参加します。

こちらのお祭りは、初めての参加ですが、

お昼から４時頃までは

茶道のブースでお手伝いをします。

その後、

舞台のほうでは

「貫花」の踊りと

「島の人よ」「めんそーれ沖縄かい」の三線歌などを

披露いたします。

 

Other performers include:

Nihon Daiko, Nihon Buyo, and Iai Do.

 

Please join us!

 

 

My Dancing (Nihon Buyo) Life

Hi, it is almost Happy Mother's Day!

 

I hope the weather will be nicer tomorrow. We plan to have family BBQ at home

with my mother-in-law, who is visiting us from Florida this weekend.

 

Today, I am showing some photos taken in Japan when I was dancing

Japanese traditional dance (Nihon Buyo).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The National Theater in Tokyo.

  

 

I was dancing at the reception party

for my late grandmother's 88th birthday

in Okinawa. At the town hall of Senaha,
Yomitan village, Okinawa.

 

I also used to perform Nihon Buyo at
some other reception parties, including
my friend's wedding and my aunt's wedding in Tokyo.

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I will perform Okinawan dance and sing Okinawan folk songs
 at the Asian American Festival next Saturday,
and will review the details of the event here later.

Please have a wonderful Mother's Day!

 

Kimono Exhibition at Nippon Club

Tonight I went to an opening reception of Mr. Naoki Nomura's kimono exhibition

which opened today at the gallery of Nippon Club New York.  

All the motifs of these kimono were Nomura's original drawing.

 

The kimono models weren't dressed with obi sash, they walked wearing

only kimono to show those beautiful motif of kimono.

 

I was not suppose to take photos of these exhibited kimono and

 I took some of kimono show.

 

It was wonderful night.

 

The panels behind me are kimono fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reveiw of the Long Island Sakura Matsuri

Here are the photos of today's Long Island Sakura Matsuri.

Everybody in the theater sang Haru Ya Haru along with me.
I will inform my dance and song clip on YOUTUBE later.
 

Thank you for your support!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finale of the stage performance.

With Kaoru Watanabe's

Fue, Taiko, Koto and Shamisen performers

and

Gerry.