Also known as the "Koshien of Dance," a competition is held in Kobe City where high school and university students from all over the country compete in creative dance skills and expressive abilities.
This "All Japan High School and University Dance Festival" is held every year in Kobe City, and is also called the "Koshien of Dance" among young people who are engaged in dance.
Approximately 154,3000 people from <> high schools and universities nationwide participated in the tournament held at the Kobe Culture Hall in Chuo-ku, Kobe City.
On the 8th, a preliminary round was held in the category where they competed in creative dance skills and expressiveness based on their own choreography, and the members of the participating teams showed lively movements using their entire bodies to match the music, expressing their respective themes.
Ms. Kiko Ohhira, captain of Ashiya Gakuen High School, who participated from her hometown of Hyogo Prefecture, said, "It was a lot of fun. If I make it to the final, I want to dance with a sense of gratitude."
The tournament will be held until the 10th, and the final will be held on the 9th by the teams that won the qualifying round.
NHK plans to report the tournament via E-tele from 26 p.m. on the 4th of this month.