New LI studio teaches Japanese dance
Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | Nanami Horie, 7, of Port Washington, is joined by classmates at her Soke Fujima-ryu style Japanese dance class at the Long Island Japanese Culture Center in Port Washington. (Oct. 9, 2012)
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The students bow respectfully -- first to a plaque representing the grandmaster of classical dance, then to their instructor, murmuring a greeting in Japanese. Class is now in session.
Teacher Mieko Takahashi, clad in a colorful kimono and sash, as all the students are, demonstrates how to hold the fan and move gracefully to the rhythm of music playing from a tape recorder. They swivel in...
