2018 Nisei Week Ondo Dance Practice - Centenary United Methodist Church, Little Tokyo, LA (Tue/Thu) LAST MINUTE CHANGE!NEW

Nisei Week Ondo practices will begin in July at the JACCC plaza. Please come to learn the new dances and familiarize with the old ones.

Bon Odori Practice Days
Tuesday & Thursday

Bon Odori Practice Dates
JACCC Plaza, 6:30pm- 9pm, July 24, 26, 31 and August 2
July 19- Moved to Centenary United Methodist Church at 7pm
July 24, 26, 31 and Aug 2- 6:30-7:45-parade instruction, 8:00-9pm- ondo folk dance instruction

Bon Odori Practice Time
Between 6:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Dance practice will start 
Start time between 6:00 pm & 6:30 pm
1st part parade dances
2nd part ondo dances

2018 Grand Parade Songs
Learning the dances is mandatory for the parade.
A video on youtube is available after July 19
1. Tokyo Gorin Ondo 2020 ( this music has been edited) (Uchiuwa needed)
2. Victory by Exile (this music has been edited) (Tengui needed)

Songs for Ondo and Closing Ceremony
2018 Street Dance (Ondo and Closing Ceremony) Songs
Everyone is invited to participate ! No experience needed ! Let's have fun !
1, Aizu Bandai san, 2:24 sung by MINYO STATION
2. Shiawase Samba, 3:23, RECORDED CD
3. Kagoshima Ohara Bushi, 2:41, sung by Minyo Station
4. One plus One, 3:35, RECORDED CD
5. Asadoya Yunta, 3:25, sung by MINYO STATION
6. Memanbetsu Bayashi, 3:22, RECORDED CD
7. Kyushu Tanko Bushi, 2:56, sung by MINYO STATION
8. Hokkai no Abarembo, 3:48, RECORDED CD
9. Sho Tokyo Ondo, 3:56, sung by Matsutoyo Sato
10. Nagoya Maruhachi Ondo,5:53, RECORDED CD
11. Bambutsu no Tsunagari, 6:26, RECORDED CD
12. A new dance

Equipment 
2 sticks- 14 inches long 
1 sensu (folding fan)

Contact
Miles Hamada, Nisei Week Ondo and Closing Ceremony Chair, (323) 620-0662. 
Email: [email protected]

Location
JACCC Plaza - Designed by Isamu Noguchi 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Nisei Week Ondo and Closing Ceremony: Click Here
August 19, 2018 - Starts at 3:45pm

Nisei Week Grand Parade: Click Here
August 12, 2018 - Starts at 4pm 

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(Please always confirm date & times, the schedule could change)