National Archives description "165' Takarazuka Ondo - Modernized version of Japanese folk dance, illustrating the use of Kimono sleeves (sodo) and fans (sensu). Ondo dancing with elaborate use of hands and movements of head while walking. The girls are dressed in colorful, flowered Kimonos, styled after the attire of Kyoto Maikos with obis hanging behind them and hair arranged in typical maiko fashion. This style of face make-up with whitened, chalk face and small red lips is also traditionally maiko. The opening number of the show, this ondo music, is the Takarazuka theme song with lyrics telling of the place's beauty. 227' Masquerade - Bon-Odori, danced at full moon time in August, is an old folk dance with modernized catchy music played as an accompaniment to the couple dancing. Costumes are of the type worn in the summertime around the early 1800's. It is noticeable that cloth head scarfs were worn at the time. This dance entails intricate footwork and is danced in a circle to repeating dance pattern. 197' "Sakura" (Cherry Blossom) Dance - similar to first scene. This is a maiko-type dance, with girls dressed in cherry blossoms and pink-colored costumes. Probably the best known Japanese dance, this kind of dance is traditionally performed at the Kamagawa in Kyoto during the Cherry Blossom Festival in April. In this dance, the girls carry cherry blossom twigs. Six girls dressed as butterflies and a singer wearing a lotus leaf hat and carrying lotus leaf ornament is featured. 51' "Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe" - This trio of Japanese girls dressed in western-style dress, sings the Japanese version of the popular American song "Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe". In the Japanese version, this swing song becomes a love song rather than an ode to a railroad." National Archives Identifier: 64534 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.