Geisha still study traditional instruments : the `` shamisen '' , `` shakuhachi '' , and drums , as well as learning games , traditional songs , calligraphy , Japanese traditional dances ( in the nihonbuyō style ) , tea ceremony , literature , and poetry .
Geisha still study traditional musical instruments like the shamisen , shakuhachi ( bamboo flute ) , and drums , as well as traditional songs , Japanese traditional dance , tea ceremony , literature and poetry .
The can-can ( also spelled cancan or Can Can ) is a music hall dance , performed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts , petticoats , and black stockings , like the fashions of the 1890s .