I could never in million years claim to be a dancer, but there is an established connection between dance and karate in Okinwa. Apparently, one of the most obvious connections appears in a traditional harvest festival performance, as cited by Motobu Naoki in:
"Kāmi nu Kū" Dance and Koryū Motobu Passai
That is the full article, but it also contains a link to the actual performance itself:
About 14 minutes in is a dance performance of Passai, maybe the oldest known version. So I don't need to learn karate to learn kata, I could also learn to dance..... An interesting idea, but I don't think so!! ☺☺☺
Thank you as ever to Andreas Quast and Motobu Naoki for bringing this into the limelight.
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