Or, a "Shrine Maiden" performing a Shinto "God Entertainment" Dance. Older than traditional Japanese Noh itself, here she is. ".........MIKO Kagura - dances performed by shrine maidens (MIKO) originally derived from ritual dances in which the miko channeled the kami, speaking, singing, and dancing as the god. Though these originally had a very loose form, akin to similar god-possession dances and rituals in other world cultures, they have developed, like many other Japanese arts, into highly…