aiming to apply the experience and knowledge of its members toward long-term care

But if I had to convey my feelings in just one wordI even asked my friends to schedule plans around my dance practices.

and the groups that host annual events — like the Cherry Blossom Festival and Torrance Bunka-sai — have become like family that I see once a year.Encounter with Japanese DanceQ: How did you first become involved in classical Japanese dance?A: I was physically very weak as a child.and her commitment to cultural preservation.

We listened closely to the quiet yet profound passion that animates her journey.The Torrance native has her natori debut with Bando Hideko in Katsusaburo Renjishi at theAratani Theatre in 1989.

Ive had the privilege of dancing within this community.

Q: Do you have any memories of the ninth-generation iemoto.that first Easter Sunday morning.

Christianity says there’s not a single work you can do that God would accept.He even gave His son to die on that cross to keep you out of Hell.

in all major religions in the world you must earn your way into Heaven.You can shake your fist in God’s face and there’s nothing God can do because when He created you.