Dec 20, 2018 at 08:20 am
#17 - In Hungary, Violets Are Dancing
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Hungary Yosakoi Team Sumire (ハンガリーよさこい連 純恋) was founded in February 2018 by Emiko Tanaka (there's a reason she is the Yosakoi Ambassador -- this is one of the five teams she founded) and Akari Tao, a Japanese exchange student studying Hungarian in the city, who since went back to Osaka, where she is part of another yosakoi team.
As sakura is to Japan and kaede (maple) to Canada, sumire is the violet (the flower with the color of the same name). What a beautiful touch!
Even though they're located in Budapest, Hungary Yosakoi Team Sumire have collaborated with Sakuramai Poland (see our post about them) two times in just one year! Other events they've performed at are usually Japan-related cultural events such as Children's Day, Japan Day at a high school, and a presentation at Japan Foundation.
They usually perform ?Yocchore?, ?Nanchuu Soran? and ?Seichou Yosakoi Naruko Odori?. If these names sound familiar to you, that's good! These are very famous yosakoi songs and dances that teams around the world are familiar with.
Photo credits: Hungary Yosakoi Team Sumire
Member of Hungary Yosakoi Team Sumire, Szab� Fl�ra has a special message for you:
"Although yosakoi is still relatively unknown in Hungary, we wish to introduce it to as many people as we can. Yosakoi is a lot of fun, and the more is definitely the merrier! We would also love to show Kochi just how far yosakoi came, how it managed to bond people outside Japan as well."
You can visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sumireyosakoi/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnL0ysn_yco2d5HBq56AE8A
Special thanks to Szabó for providing me the information in this post!
// Daniel