Bon Odori
Stay cool dancing inside at the Las Vegas Obon Festival
Thank you to the support of our dance teacher Grace Stalbaum
Bon Odori Practice
Practice is Saturdays at the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha from 10am - 12pm in order to be ready to dance at the Obon Festival August 16, 2025.
Join us on
April 5, 19
May 3, 17, 31
June 14, 28
July 5, 19
Aug 2 or maybe 9
History of Bon Odori
Bon odori is most commonly known for it's circular dances around a yagura. The motions repeat throughout the songs and often tell stories of the past.
Yoshio Iwanaga (1900-1950) was a Japanese Buddhist minister who moved to California in 1930 and introduced doyo buyo (children’s dance) and bon odori (obon dance) to numerous communities along the North American West Coast.