Born in New York, Tomas has had the pleasure of experiencing the performing arts with many diverse cultures for over 15 years. He has performed as an actor/martial artist/dancer with such groups as the Philippine Dance Company of NY, Folklorico Filipino Dance Company, Lotus Fine Arts, Samurai Sword Soul and Kinding Sindaw.

Among his notable performances are representing

the Philippines at the Worlds Fair in Lisbon Portugal, Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, performing as a resident actor at Lamama ETC. for several years, and performing on the Martha Stewart show.

Being a member of 10tecomai has brought a new dimension to his performing repetiore and he hopes to share his past performing knowledge with his members as they too in turn share their culture and their knowledge with him.

Previously a dancer/chroeographer/physical trainer in Japan, Tomoko came to the US to pursue dancing in New York. She continued her dance studies as an International Student learning Hip-hop, Ballet and Jazz at the famous Broadway Dance Center of New York. She was able to dance with several famous asian singers at concerts in Atlantic City and is currently teaching dance to children and teenagers in New York / New Jersey.

Her passion for dance and Japanese culture shows thru with every rehearsal and lesson she gives for the 10tecomai members. A "supermom" , she manages to handle all of this while taking care of 10tecomai's little star, Yuria.

Like a rock, Toshi-san has been with 10tecomai since it was founded. His constant quiet strength and personality have always been a great asset to 10tecomai.
Through his work ethic, his advice and most importantly thru his performance, he continues to be a shining example to all those who have ever been a member of 10tecomai past and present.

Aki was born in Niigata, Japan. At the age of three she started an early dancing career with Ballet. By the age of 16 she continued to expand her skills studying Jazz, Funk/Jazz and Hip-Hop dance. In pursuit of growth she moved to the U.S. and trained in dancing at Igal Peri Dance School for three years.

Aside from going to school she joined with 10tecomaito perform Yosakoi. She participates as both a dancer and choreographer. Because of this group, she is able to keep in touch with her Japanese heritage.

Her musical credits include the off-Broadway A Yangtze Repertory Thater production, The Forbidden City West (Theater for the New City), and the Zodiac Dance company (Merce Cunningham Theater) as modern a dancer. She has also performed for Manhattan Neighborhood Network as a back up dancer. She joined Hamonia Opera Company for a year and has been a voice student of Ms Iinuma.

Natsuko is originally from Fukuoka, Japan. After she graduated Santa Monica College, CA as a Theatre Major, she moved to NYC and studied at American Musical and Dramatic Academy to pursue her dream to be a professional actress. She has been studying dance and voice from her early age, and performed in some musical theatres in CA and Japan. Her credit at NYC includes Producer’s Club Theatre.

She believes she is not a comedian but an actress even though most of the people surround her think she is. She is not. For her, 10tecomai is the place where she can supply her passion to perform with people who she loves.
Through our performance, she is willing to share our energy to the audience and make people happy.

Born and grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey, she started her dance career when she was 10 where she was trained in Jazz. She also modeled at the age of 4-12. She has performed in musicals such as
"PIPPIN" as Catherine and "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS" as Crystal. She was inspired by Yosakoi when she saw a yosakoi performance on a television show and held a strong interest until she

finally found 10tecomai in 2006. Since then she has performed at the Knitting Factory, Washington D.C.'s annual Cherry Blossom Festival and many other shows. She has returned to her alma-mater Rutgers University to perform in the Organization's annual Sakura Festival.

Aside from 10tecomai, her inspiration derives from musics and lyrics of Ringo Sheena and books by Kazuki Sakuraba. She will like to give her fellow
team-mates a quote from Tokyo Jihen's "Killer Tune".  "Anata wa watashi no isshou mono"

She has won the Japanese youth competition “Anan Dance Contest” in 2004. Then she moved to New York and met Yako Miyamoto who was the only Japanese performer in a long run off-Broadway musical STOMP. Yako started a company called “COBU”(www.cobu.us) and Reiko passed the audition to be a part of COBU. Since then she has performed many shows as a proud member of COBU for five years. She withdrew from COBU in 2009 to develop her own style as a performer.

A third-generation New Yorker, Kirsten got out in 2005 to import something as unimportant as herself to impressionable schoolchildren in Niigata, Japan for three years. Distractions in that provincial surrounding consisted of murdering enka ballads, quaffing prodigious amounts of chuhai and discovering yosa-koi.

She returned to New York, thrilled to have missed

Her dance career began when she was 7 years old. Kasumi was trained as a classic ballet dancer. She was a soloist at a ballet company in Japan, where she is originally from.

Since her arrival to New York City, she has been training herself in various styles, such as Ballet, Jazz, Theater, Modern, etc. Using her skills from her many

10tecomais littlest but most energetic member, she has always kept 10tecomai smiling with her personality, charm and incredible cuteness.

We look forward to seeing her perform on stage with us. For now though she is 10tecomais youngest member-in-training (pants)...

Originally from Akita, Japan, Hiro founded 10tecomai in the fall of 2004 right when he moved to the city. As a self-trained dancer, he has a very unique dance style and philosophy.

He worked for 10tecomai as the director, choreographer, and percussionist. He likes to hit

things to make noise while he also likes to stomp around.

Hiro has moved to Tokyo to persue his career as a photographer. Now he supports the company with design works. For his photographic works visit http://hirok.jp

Kyoko came from Japan and started her career studying and performing Ballet and theater Jazz.

She is currently studying modern dance at Dance New Amsterdam and performing in NYC with Miguel Braganza, A H dance company, and Kelly Donovan dance company. Back in Tokyo she was also a member of the Yosakoi dance company called "Hanakoria" and performed all over Japan.

Always wanting to learn, she recently has started studying Belly Dance and Jazz Funk as well.

Ayako loves the energy of 10tecomai and is really happy to be a member of this wonderful group. Although she is still in training as a dancer, she loves Yosakoi performance because she can dance with her heart.

A resent AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy) graduate, Ayako has been in love with musical theatre since she saw "Les Miserable". She is performing with some musical theatre groups including The Andrian Players where she is going to play Tuptim in "THE KING AND I" this April and May. She is currently auditioning to achieve her goal to play Kim in "MISS SAIGON" one day! Her resolution this year is to be in "MISS SAIGON".  Her credits include playing Magenta in "THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW" and Edna in "DARK OF THE MOON." 

She thanks the 10tecomai members for letting her join this wonderful group and her AMDA teachers for teaching me the joy of performance!

After graduating from a University in Boston, Ace came to New York to pursue the life of an actor. He attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy to begin his professional training, and soon after he completed the conservatory program he found 10tecomai and joined the group. Drawing from his experience as a hip hop dancer, Ace has managed to incorporate the unique style of Yosakoi

into his dance and is now a contributing member of the group.

Aside from 10tecomai, Ace is a performer in Tate-performance group known as Samurai Sword Soul, a member of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), and a co-founder of AY Productions. He has also done numerous short films and promotion videos. His latest work, "MTV interview with Kidrobot" will be aired on MTVs across Asia and Europe, and can also be seen on MTV iggy website.

Ace is very fortunate to be a part of 10tecomai. It's his home base, a place to return in this foreign land, and he is excited to learn and grow with the team as this company evolves.

Jessie was adopted from Seoul South Korea and began studying dance at the Nutmeg Ballet in Torrington, Connecticut.

She received her BA in Dance Performance from the University of Hartford, The Hartt School. Jessie was a member of the Olga Dunn Dance Company from 2000-2006. Ms. Tomanek is also a member of