sports dictionary Dance sports - DANCE OF THE FIVE DANCERS
Dance sports DANCE OF THE FIVE DANCERS (gosechi, gozente) Japanese court dance. It was performed at the time of the eleventh moon on the occasion of the feast of the first taste of rice of the new harvest or on the occasion of the first offering of new rice to the newly ascended emperor. According to legend, Emperor Tenmu was in his palace when the celestial maidens descended to him and performed this dance. Dancing girls, the daughters of prominent dignitaries, gathered for this holiday.