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Aharen Honkei was a scholar and master practitioner of traditional Ryukyuan dance.
Born in Shuri, he came to be the iemoto (head) of the Keisenkai of the Aharen school of Ryukyuan dance. He is known for a number of original pieces, and won numerous awards.
His son Aharen Hon'yû is known today as the last master of Ryukyuan royal processional music (rujigaku), while his daughter Aharen Akemi was a prominent dance master in her own right until her death in 2006. The Keisenkai remains active today.
References
- "Aharen Honkei," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo.
- "Aharen Honkei," Shinsen geinô jinbutsu jiten Meiji-Heisei, Nichigai Associates.
