kipusballetstudio-神奈川県相模原市のバレエ教室キプスバレエスタジオ

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Kipus Ballet Studio is established by Toshiko Kodama and Masami Okanda in Sagamihara City in 2002
Kodama Toshiko	The superintendence of the Kipus Ballet Studio.
	The superintendence of the Kipus Ballet Studio. Toshiko Kodama started learning ballet in Fujisato ballet. She also learned ballet and dance from Hiroki Urushibara, Ayako Ogawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Yefuda Ma'or and Igal Perry. She performed at several stages many times when she was studying at Nihon University.
She was chosen as a member of the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs overseas training for one year to New York in 1995 and trained in ballet and contemporary dance at the Alvin Ailey dance center and the Igal Perry dance center for a year. In New York, she had requested by Igal Perry to join the New York dance session and participated. She had performed at several stages. The New National Theatre Tokyo, ACA(Agency for Cultural Affairs)National Arts Festival, Tokyo residents art Festival, Contemporary Dance Association of Japan, Japan-U.S. cultural exchanges Los Angeles public performance, and so on. She had also engaged in the Opera "Susanoo" based on Japanese mythology by Dan Ikuma and other music performances. She took Jan H.Nuyts's teaching course and learned a teaching method of ballet. She also had finished the RAD Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies program and learned about knowledge, anatomy, history, music, and the teaching method of ballet. She acquired an international teacher instruction qualification and registered as a RAD teacher. Major awards She won many prizes at competitions. For example, the Tokyo National Competition, the Saitama National Competition, and the Kobe National Competition. From the Contemporary Dance Association of Japan, she received the "Rookie of the Year Award". From the Music Newspaper publishing company, she received "The National Newcomer best 10." She received the "Tachibana Akiko Award" an award for the person who contributed to the ballet education and ballet world remarkably. She received the "Takashi Muramatsu Award" an award for the　superior dancer who contributed many stages.
Okanda Masami	The superintendence of the Kipus Ballet Studio.
	He had acquired the RAD Advanced Foundation. Masami Okanda had graduated from Nihon Art University. He is a member of the Contemporary Dance Association of Japan. He learned modern dance from Takashi Nishida, classic ballet from Isamu Hashiura, Nagata Mikifumi, Mariko, and Jazz Dance from Fred Benjamin. He had performed in Paris, New York, Sydney, and the Middle East as a member of the Japanese folk dance team.
He was chosen as an agency for the Cultural Affairs Abroad training member in New York at Alvin Ailey dance center and the Perry Dance center in 1997. He had performed the leading actor in ”FAUST" choreographed by Akiko Hirabayashi, at the National Theater. He had performed Phoebus in "Shinkyoku(Divine)" by Takashi Nishida. He performed at the Kobayashi Kyo Ballet company "Tsurunyobo"(The Crane Wife) as the role of the crane wife's husband named Yohyo and also performed at the ballet "Notre Dame in Paris" as Clopin, at the ballet "Scheherazade" as the leading role, the Golden Slave. He had performed as a guest on many stages, choreographed, and instructed at various places in Japan. Major awards He received the Minister of Education Award and the Tokyo Governer's Award for creative dance at the National Dance Competition. He also received the Ishii Baku Award for his ballet "Tokino Michi." that he had choreographed.
Teaching stuff
Hosoda Kotomi
	Hosoda Kotomi had graduated from the course of ballet at Showa College of Music. She had acquired the RAD Intermediate. (the guidance possible level) She had performed many solo parts and leading parts at Kipus Ballet Studio's recital. She had been teaching at Kipus Ballet Studio since 2017. She is in charge of the ballet class in LaLaPort Yokohama.
Furusawa Kahoko	Special Lecturers From Tani Momoko Ballet Company
	Kahoko had learned ballet from Takehisa Kikuchi and Takako Fuji at Kikuchi Ballet School. She entered the Tani Momoko Ballet Insitute and learned ballet, especially from Noriko Ito. She entered Tokyo metropolitan senior high school, performing arts ballet course and graduated as a first batch. In 2013, she joined the Tani Momoko Ballet Company. After that, she studied abroad at Victoria Academy of Ballet and studied classic ballet, modern ballet, contemporary and performed at many stages in Canada and the U.S.A. She passed the Cecchetti Examination, advanced level, and started performing at Tani Momoko ballet again in 2015. She had performed in Swan Lake as a Spanish dance, soloists in the waltz, and swans. She also had performed as Trepak in The Nutcracker, as soloists in the drum dance in La Bayadere, and creative dance, Sequenza choreographed by Yasutake Shimaji. She also had performed as Queen of Dryads in Don Quijote, Arabian dance in The Nutcracker at Japan Ballet Association Kanagawa block's summer ballet concert, Ballet Creation, hosted by Japan Ballet Association, Hoffmann’s love and Ballet Rose in love stories, hosted by Chaccot, choreographed by Noriko Ito.
Sakai Kasumi	From Tokyo Ballet Company
	She had started ballet since she was four years old and learned ballet from Megumi Kumano and Ayumi Nakahara. She joined The Tokyo Ballet Company when she was seventeen. She had performed at many stages in Japan and overseas performances.