''Shinbuyo'' (<font size=3>心舞踊</font> lit. "dancing from the heart") was a further development of kabuki. Pioneered during the late 1950s and ‘60s by Fujikage Shizue, it provides ordinary people with the opportunity to perform kabuki dance as an independent art form and is especially popular among women. | ''Shinbuyo'' (<font size=3>心舞踊</font> lit. "dancing from the heart") was a further development of kabuki. Pioneered during the late 1950s and ‘60s by Fujikage Shizue, it provides ordinary people with the opportunity to perform kabuki dance as an independent art form and is especially popular among women. |