Classical Japanese dance : Nihonbuyó was born in the fifteenth century bringing together dance called odori that is the elements of mainly jumping movements with another dance called mai that principally involves circling movements and poses caled fiuri that give a strong dramatic impression. In the narrow sense, nihonbuyo indicates chiefly Kabuki dance. It developed through Kabuki after Kabuki was developed from the Kabuki odori performed by Okuni of Izumo in 1603. Most schools of buyo, which are based on Kabuki dance, began in the latter part of the eighteenth century with choreographers and Kabuki actors. Currently, there are more than 100 schools, starting with the Hanayagi, Fujima and Nishikawa schools, and it is also popularly practiced as one of accomplishments for women.