Our mother, Kazuho, told us that dance peformance is a kind of festival. It does not matter who dances well and who does not.The most valuable thing is the effort put foward in preparing for the performance. So in the day-to-day of the performance the most important thing is to just enjoy yourself. Both performers and audience members enjoy the performance --- that is an essence of Tatsumi-ryu. The happy smile of students is the smile of the satisfaction of students.... we are surrounded with many smiles.