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The dance is executed with the hands in the air, palms flat for women and curled (or in fists) for men. The hands alternate pulling and pushing in an up and down elliptical motion, one hand facing outward and up, the other inward and down. The hand movements are difficult to execute without training.
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The steps are mostly improvised, generally made in a slight bow-legged stance, alternately lifting and lowering the feet to the rhythm.
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wrestling matches and public elections. It is traditionally accompanied by the
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Music of Okinawa (南海の音楽・沖縄 Nankai no ongaku – Okinawa)
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Okinawan
folk dance
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finger whistling
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Kachāshī demonstration for women, Part 1
Kachāshī demonstration for women, Part 2
Kachāshī demonstration for men
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Dances of Japan
Okinawan folk music

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