Nakamura Narumi (Hiromi Ashmore)

Dance teacher Narumi began dancing at age four and received her teaching credential in Japan at age
18. She is a respected member of the Nakamura school of Japanese classical dance whose Grandmaster
was Kabuki actor and a National Living Treasure of Japan, the late Nakamura Shikan the 7 th . Narumi
introduces Japanese traditional culture through performances at community and private events and
teaches dance at the local school’s cultural festival and at a preschool. She also plays Japanese Kabuki
percussion instruments and is a vocalist in “nagauta,” (Japanese classical music).