Minyo Dancers at the Calgary Japanese Festival

Minyo dancing is another type of traditional Japanese dance. It's done more at festivals to commemorate the dead and to celebrate festivals. Here is my interview with Pat-san from the Minyo Dancers of Lethbridge. It had to be cut short as they were just about to go on stage:

Here is one of the dances they performed:

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