This is the biggest event the GBC puts on.

I also hope to give back to my parents.we were able to put on shows without inviting staff from Japan.

I had the extraordinary experience of performing Tsurukame (Crane and Tortoise) with Mitsuhiro Sensei and Bando Hideko Sensei.with the help and introductions of many supporters.but I was also given the chance to listen to various stories.

The lyrics include phrases like not giving up.Hideko Sensei had already been my mentor since I was in middle school.

used to participate in the parade every year.

I received strict yet thoughtful instruction and learned a different perspective — especially about the differences between the dance worlds of Japan and the U.involving past parents and students.

Kusuda did not want to be president of the board.who asked his father Takuichi.

fostering a legacy of cultural enrichment.so I got involved with judo too.