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SESSIONS Choreological Study of Japanese Old Ritual Dance by "Your Move" Notation System; a study on Miko-Mai in Kotohira Shrine from the point of view of dance idiom. by Harumi Kimura and Reiko Morita, Japan Paper The purpose of this study is to find out Dance Idioms in terms of Japanese old ritual dance by "Your Move" notation system. There are many old dances and ceremonial movements in Japan. The most of all have been succeeded in oral instruction and the movements without any name. These researches usually have been based on literatures by historical approaches. Therefore, in this study we would like to think about the articulation of movements units as dance idioms to offer the new research points of view for this type of dance with no-named movements. The research object is to study the dance titled “Miyahito”, which is one of Miko-Dances in Kotohira-Shrine. Miko is a girl who serves for Japanese God. Miko-Dances of Kotohira-Shrine have been transmitted from Kasuga-Shrine in Nara during Meiji era. Kasuga-Shrine is also one of the very old shrines in Japan which has had many kinds of ritual dances and has given the dance forms to other shrines. The dance of Miyahito was performed by more than one person, usually about 8 or 10. Miyahito is the title of Waka (5-7-5-7-7 words) song and dance with accompanied by Japanese music instruments, for example, Koto (strings), Fue (Japanese flute), Syaku (woody percussion for rhythm), Dou (metal percussion for rhythm). According to the 5 staffs' musical scores (transcription of Miyahito) which was transcribed for this research by Eri Ito who is a Gagaku Musician, "Your Move" Symbols were written to pick up the main movements by DVT. Then we could find some series of movements with repetitive appearances in this dance. The study also shows that "Your Move" system is effective to grasp the dance idioms in this dance type. Harumi Kimura (ME) Associate professor of Yamanashi University, Dance and philosophy. Studied on dance in graduate school of University of Tsukuba, studied Labanotation under the guidance of Rob van Haarst and Jean Jarrell in Laban Centre 1991-1992 PDDS course as a oversea's researcher of Japan Ministry of Education, and from Carl Worz as well in Japan. Studied on semiology and notation theory under the guidance of Prof. Akiko Tsukamoto in University of Tokyo in 1998 as a within the country researcher of J.M.E. Since 200 , in every summer, study Your Move system from Valerie Farrant and Reiko Morita in Japan. (In 2004 could received the lecture by Dr.Ann Hutchinson Guest.) Now, study Japanese Traditional Dance such as Kagura and Gagaku. Reiko Morita is a professor of physical education at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, Chiba, and the chair person of Tokyo Academy Dance Association. She received BA in physical education from Nihon Sports Science University and in Child Studies from Japan Women's University. She has studied ballet, modern dance, Isadora Duncan Dance from Ms. Hortense Kooluris, Labanotation from Dr. Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck and Dr. Carl Wolz, and Your Move from Dr. Ann Hutchinson Guest, Ms. Jane Dulieu, Ms. Valerie Farrant, etc. She published Easy Introduction to Dance Aesthetics in 1995.
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