American Bon Dancing on Asian Pacific America

Asian Pacific America: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in partnership with the 16th World Buddhist Women’s Convention present American Bon Dancing: In Joy and Remembrance, an afternoon of obon songs, dances and stories, celebrating the introduction of bon dancing in the continental U.S. 88 years ago by Rev. Yoshio Iwanaga. Reiko Iwanaga, daughter-in-law of Rev. Iwanaga, and a Natori Bon Dance choreographer will teach and lead the Bon dancing, a type of circle dance.