Ainu dance

Ainu dance is traditionally performed by the indigenous people of Hokkaido, known as the Ainu people. It "reinforces their connection to the natural and religious world."^[1]

It is part of UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo was going to include an Ainu dance performance, but it was dropped from the program, prompting coverage about historic discrimination against the Ainu people.^[2]

See also

• Ainu music

References

1. "Traditional Ainu dance - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage". ich.unesco.org.
2. McCurry, Justin (21 February 2020). "Tokyo Olympics: dance by Japan's indigenous people dropped from opening ceremony". The Guardian.

External links

• Study on Ainu dance and music