Rinyora

Rinyora [りんよら] is a dance-based performance originating from medieval Kanton (roughly the 12th century). It was particularly popular during the early 1100s, and continued to be practiced by the peasantfolk until the 16th century. Rinyora is sometimes characterised as a form of song and dance with a strong backing beat - emphasis is often placed on the beat at the expense of the melody.
A rinyora performance consists of a basic story or narrative tale with rhythmic musical accompaniment. The main performer recites the narrative lines while dancing to the music (performed by separate musicians). The dancer was either a young girl or young boy. Their costume consisted of a plain straight-cut robe, decorated with a belt or necklace of beads, shells, seaglass or any other rustic accessory, and a tall cap made of woven reeds. It was not uncommon for male dancers to wear nothing but a loincloth.
Rinyora is sometimes referred to in classical and medieval Kantonese as simply yoran or 'dancing'. While the modern spelling is in plain characters, the word itself is based on the characters 汽 (rin, music) and 枪 (yora, dance).
The type of music which accompanies a rinyora performance experienced a resurgence of popularity in the late 1600s, especially around the central-western region, with the emerging merchant class who found it entertainingly rustic. The phrase meiri rinyora no baki ('making a meiri courtesan perform rinyora') is an expression which alludes to making somebody do something they are clearly uncomfortable with for comic effect.