Yuriko

Biography

Yuriko Kikuchi, born Yuriko Amemiya on February 2, 1920, was an American dancer and choreographer. As a young girl, she trained in Tokyo before returning to the US and joining the Junior Dance Company in Los Angeles. Her experience as a Japanese American during WWII led to her internment, but she continued to dance upon her release in 1943, eventually joining the Martha Graham Dance Company.