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*''Japanese'': 白拍子 ''(shirabyoushi)''
''Shirabyôshi'' were court dancers of the [[Heian period|Heian]] and early [[Kamakura period]]s. They were typically women who dressed as men, in ''[[hakama]]'', ''[[eboshi]]'', and a wide-sleeved over-robe called a ''[[suikan]]'', and carried a folding fan and ''[[kotsuzumi]]'' (shoulder drum). Some of the most famous ''shirabyôshi'' in legend and literature are [[Shizuka Gozen]] and [[Gio|Giô]] from the [[Tale of the Heike]].
The ''shirabyôshi'' form had a significant influence on, or may have even evolved into, the dance form known as ''[[kusemai]]'', prominent in the early [[Muromachi period]].
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==References==
*Shelley Fenno Quinn, ''Developing Zeami'', University of Hawaii Press (2005), 54-55.
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''Shirabyôshi'' were court dancers of the [[Heian period|Heian]] and early [[Kamakura period]]s. They were typically women who dressed as men, in ''[[hakama]]'', ''[[eboshi]]'', and a wide-sleeved over-robe called a ''[[suikan]]'', and carried a folding fan and ''[[kotsuzumi]]'' (shoulder drum). Some of the most famous ''shirabyôshi'' in legend and literature are [[Shizuka Gozen]] and [[Gio|Giô]] from the [[Tale of the Heike]].
The ''shirabyôshi'' form had a significant influence on, or may have even evolved into, the dance form known as ''[[kusemai]]'', prominent in the early [[Muromachi period]].
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==References==
*Shelley Fenno Quinn, ''Developing Zeami'', University of Hawaii Press (2005), 54-55.
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]