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• 次の記事4. My father used to perform Kabuki by the name Sinonome, and did my make-up.

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• 1. I was scouted in Sacrament to join L.A. all girls’ kabuki team to tour Hawaii.
• 2.She demonstrates a serifu (a speech in the middle of the dance) in the dance titled ka ni mayou (love story).
• 3. I took Japanese dance lessons from Mrs. Kiyomura and kabuki from Mr. Nakamura Tomofuku in L.A.
• 4. My father used to perform Kabuki by the name Sinonome, and did my make-up.
• 5. Yamato Hall in L.A. had a rotating stage, mawari butai. That’s where Mitsusa had her debut recital.
• 6. While in Japan, I performed often, learned narimono (percussions) and Nagauta (Kabuki music) singing. Lessons were done with shamisen.
• 7. I taught 140 students in the camp. They all had their kimonos, and wigs were handmade by Matsui Suimin.
• 8. Three male dance students in camp were so nervous on stage that their kimono would be shaking.
• 9. One whole barrack was my dance studio, where I thought 140 students one by one.
• 10.My Issei male students started dancing in camps. Their costumes were hand sewn in camp.
• 11.(Karen) Some of her students continued dancing after camp and became teachers, and some of them brought their students to her.
• 12.I traveled from one mess hall to another to perform. An outdoor stage was also built. The backdrop was made by the gunny sacks.
• 13,Matsui Suimin handmade wigs; he was a benshi (narrator of silent movies).
• 14.Enjiro Kodani made paper maché masks with turnip as a base.