male-style dance by a female performer
Historical dance from the late Heian to early Kamakura period where a female dancer dressed and performed as a man. A specialized performing-arts term.
白拍子の男舞は、女性が男装して舞うものでした。
The shirabyōshi otokomai was a dance in which a woman dressed as a man and performed.
unmasked male Noh dance
In Noh theater, a dance performed by a male actor without a mask, often in a vigorous style. Contrasts with masked or female-role dances.
能の男舞は面をつけずに力強く舞われます。
In Noh, otokomai is danced powerfully without a mask.
Compound of 男 (otoko, 'man') and 舞 (mai, 'dance'). The reading otokomai is a straightforward kun'yomi combination.