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Japanese American Segment 13. Obon festival to honor ancestors, drums in the middle 14. Participants dance in a circle, hand movements in time with steps 15. Everybody's dancing ("If you're dancing, you're a fool. If you're sitting, you're a fool, so why NOT dance?) 16. "Montainai" - all together, dance of awareness, third sons 17. Dance starts with "gather and throwaway" motions, then "grandma fingers" a scolding and pointing motion, then a swaggering strut, then a motion of thanks, then repeat 18. Song about conversation, "every piece of paper, every grain of rice" "Take the old and make it new" 19. Puts together fandango and obon, dance with fans with red and white sides. fourth song "fandangobon" 20. Dance waves fans in and out of the circle, circle moves forward and back, in and out