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New Type Clubs for the Young Crowd in Japan
By Tokunaga Kyoko, Tokyo

The DJ chooses the music, and mixes his or her own special blend of "house music." The young crowd drinks and dances. These days, the place is not called a disco but a "club," pronounced "kurabu," with equal stress on each of the three syllables.

I talked about this phenomenon with Yuyama Reiko, the editor of Floor, a magazine featuring the club scene and new music. She says that the club atmosphere varies, depending on the event and the DJ. Some things that vary are the music (techno, hip-hop or whatever), the average age of the dancers, the clothes, and the type of dancing. Dance steps are different too; some dancers are wildly energetic, while others sway gently back and forth.

One exception is the popular para-para dance seen in some clubs. Everyone on the floor follows the same choreography - most of the movements are slight, except for the arms, which seem to be doing all the dancing. The style, unique to Japan, draws on traditions of the Bon dance and the street phenomenon, the Takenoko-zoku.

And you think your way is the only way? Ha!

"Let It Be"by The Beatles

　
　

The Ninth Commandment:

Exodus 20.13: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

A very few of our fellow dancers are so honest, so good, so upright, they are so right and they couldn’t be more wrong. Because they lie, and they lie to destroy. That is their M.O. (modus operandi) As Ann Landers use to say, "that is the way they get their jollies."The Creative Researchers And Producers are definitely on the way out.

You say the liar is a duck? Well, shut the duck up. Happy Chinese New Year.

Pub's Side Note: Check out Frank's blog on the beautiful Narcissus Ball.