[header] How to become a geisha [title] Begin your training at about a middle-school age. [step] Most new maiko have their misedashi, or debut, around the age of 15. But first you must be introduced to an okasan of an okiya so she can decide whether she will accept you. 
Some of the skills maiko are trained in are dance, traditional instruments, vocal arts, and tea ceremony. [title] Begin your work as a shikomi-san, a girl in training, for the okasan.