Para Para

Para Para (Japaneseパラパラ) is incurred in the 1980s in Japan fast dance style that is popular with young people in Asia and the Americas.

Para Para is a group dance in which the participants for the same para- para- music as individual dancers synchronously perform pre-defined movements., With mostly arm movements, but longer sequences of steps are possible.

Origin and Meaning

The Para- Para- music developed in the 1980s in Japan from the Euro Beat ( Italian disco music ).

The early 1990s, bought the Japanese record company Avex the rights to Euro Beat and launched the series Super Euro Beat, cite their now almost 200 CDs regularly the Japanese charts.

Especially in Japanese discos which the Para Para faced initially critical, Para- para- events are held regularly.

Groups and songs

Known Para- para- groups:

• Para Para All Stars: A professional Para- Para Group, which was founded by AVEX in 1999 and published under the name of Para Para Paradise regular CDs and DVDs. The eponymous Playstation 2 game was a great success.
• Anipara Kids: A band known anime songs in the Para- Para- style re-edited.
• Initial D: An anime series, the para- para- para- para -like soundtrack in groups is particularly popular.

Known Para- para- songs:

• Trauma by Ayumi Hamasaki
• Try Me by Namie Amuro
• Tora Tora Tora MAX
• Night of Fire by Niko ( from Initial D )
• Mickey Mouse March on behalf of Tokyo Disney Resort
• King Kong from Shanadoo. The single also includes a dance instruction.

In the 2001 movie Para Para Sakura created a color-blind dance teacher from Hong Kong is (played by Aaron Kwok ) his true love and accompanies them to Japan.