MINAKO JO

城 美奈子

I am the president of Halau Hula O Kaleimakamae.
In my childhood, I learned piano and was involved in rhythm and music.
In 2003, I started hula with her mother, Yukiko Shiro, and was fascinated by the joy and depth of the actual dance, which was different from what I had seen before.
After seven years as an instructor, I took over the presidency from Yukiko Shiro and became the leader of the company.
I continues to study hula as her life's work, and hopes to pass on the joy and depth of the hula and the pleasure of dancing at events.
I believes that the students are united as fellow hula dancers, and that they are all motivated to dance together and create something beautiful. I values the feeling of being able to take on new challenges at any age.
I also teach my students to take their lessons one step higher while being healed by the hula.