{"id":6,"date":"2010-11-10T05:02:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T05:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spirit-of.asia\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2017-12-19T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T00:16:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michikokurata.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hanayagi Sukekatsumi \u82b1\u67f3\u8f14\u4f73\u6d25\u7f8e (Michiko Kurata) has been performing traditional Japanese dance since 1981. She studied \u201cKabuki buyo,&#8221; a popular dance form derived from Kabuki, under Hanayagi Sukesaburo, a renowned master of traditional Japanese dance. Ms. Kurata placed first in the junior division of the prestigious National Dance Contest at the age of 15. \u00a0The same year, she attained the \u201cnatori\u201d status and earned her professional name. She has performed solo at major theaters such as the National Theatre and the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo before coming to the US. 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