by William Whyte — Royal Scottish Country Dance
society
Masako Okada Naitoh"Mrs Masako Okada Naitoh,
better known as Marchan, is a member of the Tokai
Branch of the Society.
She has contributed much to the development of
Scottish Country Dancing in Japan for over half a
century. She was one of the very first fully
certificated teachers in Japan and one of the key
members responsible for the founding of the Tokyo
and Tokai branches of the Society.
It is thanks to her boundless energy, hard work
and high standards that there are so many able
dancers and qualified teachers throughout Japan.
She has treasured the spirit and cultural
heritage of Scottish Country Dancing given to her by
Miss Jean Milligan and has, in turn, passed these on
to many, many dancers over the years. The seeds that
had been given to her found a fertile land from
which countless flowers and fruits have grown.
Marchan is still working, as hard as ever, to
send the fresh breeze that is Scottish Country
Dancing around Japan in order to touch the hearts of
even more dancers.
A week later in
November, The Tokai Branch of the R.S.C.D. in
Tokyo held a ball in her honour when the Scroll
was given in front of Dancers from all over
Japan. Yukari Kobayashi, who took the
photographs at the Ball , is also shown here
playing the Bagpipes. Hullachan was invited to
this wonderful event at the East 21 Hotel in
Tokyo.
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