Kyoto: Miyako Odori

Today we had a field trip to Miyako Odori. It was a traditional dance by geishas and maikos (geishas in training). It was pretty cool, but I have to pack for tomorrow, so I'm not going to talk too much about it. In particular, there was this one woman dressed in a pretty plain black kimono that was really good. There was something in the way she moved that was really elegant, even though her face was not particularly beautiful. She must have been the teacher or master geisha. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pictures of the performance. Otherwise, today was more getting ready for the trip and practicing some viola for the first time. I still remember how to play, even if just barely :). Some pictures taken right before the Miyako Odori:

Kyoto Miyako Odori