Ryukyuan Dance Notation (2) : The Notation of Kagiyadefuu

This paper is a case study of the Ryukyuan Dance notation applying to a classical dance, "Kagiyadefuu" This notation of "kagiyadefuu" has the following characteristics: 1) it makes the movement of the body clearly by the pictures showing a woman with leotard, 2) the corresponding pictures showing a woman with costume, 3) the notation of the movements and the music (songs, shamisen, koto, taiko), 4 ) the combination of the picture-figure notation, fugo notation, and the symbols consist of the notation of "Kagiyadefuu", 5) the explanation of the dance, 6 )the songs, and 7) the way to dance