"Practicing buyo is a way of cultivating one's spiritual side and the texture and quality of a dancer are the pronounced part of his or her performances … . The dancer needs to nourish a calm and open mind so as to excel in different dance forms and different roles," Cheng explained.
According to Cheng, the oldest surviving dance form in Japan has enjoyed a surge of interest in Taiwan as last year's blockbuster Memoirs of a Geisha made a splash among young women who wanted to look and dance like Zhang Ziyi (章子怡). Whether or not the geisha fever has staying power remains to be seen, but to the aspiring buyo instructor, her foremost mission is to spread the beauty of the dance form with passion and for an affordable fee. For those interested in Cheng's buyo classes, visit www.wakayagiryu.idv.tw.
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