On February 4, the Olympia City Council took a break from its 2012 retreat to learn a traditional dance from Yashiro, Japan, Olympia’s sister city. The dance instruction was led by Reiko Callner, with the Olympia Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. In the video below, Reiko first gives some background about our sister city relationship, then the dancing starts at 4:40.
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Also, see our editorial comments on the dance “controversy” in the next issue of Olympia Power & Light, on the news racks this Wednesday.