Yumie Jono is a 33-year-old dancer from Setagaya,, Tokyo. She dances with White Out Tokyo.

“Dance has a power of connecting people. [We] don’t need language. We can tell our positive message by dancing even [if we] don’t speak much.”

How has where you’re from affected your dance experience?

Tokyo has many big company and social media. A lot of people has a chance to see our dance performance. And, also Tokyo has trend of fashion, so this scene influence our dance style.

How do you want to use dance to make a positive influence on the world around you?

Dance has a power of connecting people. [We] don’t need language. We can tell our positive message by dancing, even [if we] don’t speak much.

What would you tell the world about your culture of dance?

Coronavirus has changed so many things in the world now. But we can connect with many other [countries] by SNS and YouTube. And we can use it very well. If we can connect by dance, [we] actually don’t need language, nationality, or race. [The members of] White Out Tokyo always try to connect with all of the world by dancing. We love you all!

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