マレーシャ舞踊 MALAYSIAN DANCE

 

昨日イオン熱田店でマレーシャ舞踊を見た。それはそれは美しい女性がとても品がよく踊った。プロの踊り手だと思われ、踊りの振りがぴったり合っていた。女性独特の指先をそろえ、親指を曲げた踊り方はタイやカンボジアの女性舞踊と同じだと思った。マレーシア舞踊に限らず、日本舞踊、韓国舞踊、中国舞踊などアジアの女性の舞踊はおしとやかで品がある。これに比べて、アメリカや西洋の踊りは舞台狭しと飛び跳ねたり走ったりする。バレーにせよカンカン踊りにせよ。長い太ももをあらわに見せる。
どうしてアジアと西洋の舞踊はこうも違うのか。

MALAYAN DANCE

　　I saw Ｍalayan dance at Atsuta Aeon Shopping Mall. Two attractive women clad in traditional Malayan clothes danced gracefully. They seemed to be professional dancers. Their movements were in unison. Their fingers stretched out and their thumbs were bent inward while they were dancing just like Thai or Cambodian women traditional dancers.
Not only Malayan dance but also Japanese, Chinese, or Korean dances and other Asian dances put stress on the elegant movement of arms and hands, while the Western dances place value on the movement of legs and feet. Ballerinas even run on the stage. Irish Dance dancers move their legs rapidly. French cancan dancers expose their legs.
Why are there so much difference between Asian and Western dances?