what does that look like to you?Kitayama continued.

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.

theres already an infrastructure in place to support a full-scale production.

Bando Hidesomis Nihon buyo class assembles for their Benkyokai 2024 recital in the Doizaki Gallery at the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.there was no way to teach that many children.

You can only raise so much money just from Japanese School … Judo.During that time enrollment went down … When we went back the following year to in-person teaching.

They asked me to be the director … I started doing that in 1996 when we became independent from the Kyodo System.featuring 10 additional rooms plus a multipurpose room.