The Nagara ryu-style danjiri dance performance was broadcast on MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System., Inc.) on the eve of the opening of the Japan World Exposition in 1970, which was before the dragon dance began to receive a special treatment.
龍踊りが格段の扱いをうける以前の、1970年の日本万国博覧会の前夜祭には、長柄流の地車踊りがMBS系（毎日放送）で放映された。