buto

(bo͞oˈtō)

or bu·toh

noun
A dance form developed in postwar Japan which rejects Eastern and Western dance conventions, expressing intense emotions through slow, controlled, and sometimes distorted movements.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese butō

Origin: , short for (ankoku) butō, dance (of darkness)

Origin: : Chinese (Mandarin) , dance

Origin: + Chinese (Mandarin) , step, stamping

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