Shiho Tendou
Shiho Tendou is a 3 Daime Tendou-Ryu Japanese Dance Performer, Choreographer, and Kimono Model. She is the main performer for the Tendou-Ryu Japanese Dance Organization.
She began training at the age of three in the dance style founded by her grandmother. In 2007, she was selected by the Japan Creative Dance Association and joined the OUBU dance team. Under the guidance of Kikuhiro Otowa, Kihi Hanayagi, and Emi Hatano, she learned the fundamentals of Japanese Dance and Choreography and performed at the National Theatre. She majored in theater arts and Japanese dance at the Nihon University of Art. Around that time, she started studying Kabuki dance under Master Kikuhiro Otowa and joined Wazaogi-za in 2018 further deepening her understanding of Kabuki and Japanese performing arts history. In 2012, she became independent and held solo performances. In 2014, she moved to the United States, where she currently performs, lectures, teaches in schools, and provides instruction both in person and online. She is also dedicated to educating children.
For her, dance is an expression of the heart and words. Without living with integrity in daily life, it’s impossible to move the hearts of those who watch.
Good dance isn’t just about technique. If your heart doesn’t move first, the audience’s heart won’t move either. In her dance classes, she focuses on cultivating the heart.
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1990 Began learning Shinbuyo style Japanese dance under Tendo-ryu Organization 天童流三代目継承
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2006 Began training Classical Japanese dance and Kabuki dance under Kikuhiro Otowa 音羽菊公に師事
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2010 Nihon University of Art BA in Performing Arts 日本大学芸術学部演劇学科
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2011 Nihon University of Art Graduate Studies of Performing Arts 日本大学芸術学部大学院
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2018 Member of Wazaogi-za, A Japanese Kabuki Dance Group 歌舞伎グループ：技音戯座メンバー
Theater dance performance experiences from 1991 to 2024:
Solo Performances:
Kashiwazaki culture center, Niigata, Japan (1991-2013)
Asakusa Koukaido Theater Tokyo, Japan (2000-2013)
Kaburenjyou Theater Kyoto, Japan (2003)
Aichi International exposition (2005)
Joestu Culture Center, Niigata Japan (2009-2010)
Kyoto City Theater Hall, Kyoto Japan (2010-2013)
転生輪廻( tenseirinne ) in Sakaguchi Memorial Museum, Niigata, Japan ( 2015)
WaMiyabi in in Sakaguchi Memorial Museum, Niigata, Japan ( 2017)
WaMiyabi in Cabrille, Niigata, Japan (2017)
Kashiwazaki Bunka Center, Niigata, Japan (2019)
Group theater dance performances:
Kokuritsu Theater, Tokyo, Japan (2006)
Nihonbashi Theater, Tokyo, Japan (2006)
Asakusa Theater , Tokyo Japan (2006-2011)
Joetsu Culture Center, Niigata, Japan (2010)
Chiba Funabashi Theater, Chiba, Japan (2009)
Performances in the United States:
Winchester Community Center in Las Vegas (2003)
Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas (2005, 2012)
Several performances in Sacramento (2014-2018)
Wa-Bi Kohaku Concert guest performer (2018)
Atwater Playhouse is Los Angeles (2019)
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival(2019)
Anime Expo (2022)
Cherry blossom Festival (2023)
Valley Asian Festival (2023)
Sigma Performance (2023)
Fallbrook Library Japanese dance lecture (2023)
Camarillo Library Japanese dance Lecture (2023)
Other private parties and local festivals (2024)
Choreography:
Glass Slippers (2010),
The Crescent Moon (2014)
Project Amos (2015)
Jyangara Nenbutsu Odori (2017)
Sakura Sakura (2018)
Entre Dos Aguas (2019)
Awards:
Winner of the Japanese Creative Dance Competition: 2nd place (2007)
Chosen as a professional young dancer team "OBU" (2006)
Kimono Queen Contest finalist (2006)
Press:
Japanese local TV (JCV): Dance lesson for young learners (2012)
Japanese local News Papers
https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-shiho-tendou/
http://voyagela.com/interview/conversations-with-shiho-tendou/
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-shiho-tendou-japanese-dance-performer-instructor/
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