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Also Known As Izumo no Okuni
Flourished 1601 - 1650

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George Balanchine.
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Helen Tamiris.
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American dancer and choreographer
Maurice Béjart.
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French dancer
Hanya Holm
American choreographer
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Ichikawa Danjūrō I
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Michio Ito
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Bandō Tamasaburō V
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Kawatake Mokuami.
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Tsuruya Namboku IV
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Namiki Gohei I
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