In 'Tachiai,' two players danced at the same time for the same music, competing to see which of them performed better, and therefore, Tachiai was an occasion in which players competed in earnest with each other.
これは「立合」と呼ばれる、二座の役者が同時に同じ曲を舞って、その出来を競い合うという趣向であり、役者同士の真剣勝負というべきものである。