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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY APRIL 25th, 2009 Sat  Stage Time Min. Performing Arts Stage (SAT) 4/5 2008 Type of Performance Contact Person   10:00 12:00 120 BGM (Japanese Music) Background Music on Tape Jay Mochizuki 1 12:00 12:30 30 Opening Ceremony VIP Speech Dan Watanabe 2 12:30 12:45 15 Kolter El & Johnson M. Schools (Taiko/Chorus) Taiko & Chorus Kirk Madden  3 12:45 1:00 15 Kofu Daiko Taiko Performance Taiko Akemi Saitoh 4 1:00 1:30 30 Kaminari Taiko Taiko Jay Mochizuki 5 1:30 1:40 10 Woodlands High School Japanese Club Yosakoi Soran Dance Masumi Reade 6 1:40 1:55 15 Ryufuu  Okinawan Folk Dance Yuri McEwen 7 1:55 2:40 45 Karaoke Gong Show Karaoke Contest Yas Pack 8 2:40 3:10 30 Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Okinawan Drum Dance Tomoe VonGruenigen 9 3:10 3:40 30 Takahamaryu Mitsujuroku Dance Academy Japannese Classic Dance Midori Mochizuki 10 4:40 5:25 45 Kaminari Taiko Taiko Jay Mochizuki                                                                                PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY APRIL 26th, 2009 Sun Stage Time Min. Performing Arts Stage (SUN) 4/6 2008 Type of Performance Contact Person   10:00 12:00 120 BGM (Japanese Music)   Jay Mochizuki 1 12:00 12:15 15 Kofu Daiko Taiko Akemi Saitoh 2 12:15 12;45 30 Kaminari Taiko Taiko Jay Mochizuki 3 12:45 1:15 30 Ryufuu Okinawan Folk Dance Yuri McEwen 4 1:15 1:45 30 Japanese Ladies Chorus Choir Helen Nakamoto  5 1:45 2:15 30 Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Okinawan Drum Dance Tomoe VonGruenigen 6 2:15 2:45 30 Karaoke GONG SHOW Karaoke Contest Yas Pack 7 2:45 3:15 30 Hanayagi Japanese Dance Academy Japanese Folk Dance Takako Akamatsu 8 4:15 4:20 5 Yokoso Japan Award Presentation Kid's Game Corner Akemi Saitoh 9 4:20 5:05 45 Kaminari Taiko Taiko Jay Mochizuki

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