Kazuko Hirabayashi was a choreographer, born in 1933, who died in 2016.
Biography
Kazuko Hirabayashi (October 18, 1933 – March 25, 2016) was a dance teacher and choreographer. She was born in Japan, where she completed her college education before going to New York to enroll in the Juilliard school.
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