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Rino Nakasone teaching the choreography for "Mr. Taxi" at a dance class in Los Angeles
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Native name | 仲宗根 梨乃 |
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Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
June 11, 1979
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Spouse(s) | LeeJ Razalan (m. 2007–12) |
Website | rinonakasone |
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Rino Nakasone (仲宗根 梨乃 Nakasone Rino?, born June 11, 1979) is a Japanese dancer and choreographer. Nakasone and her dance crew, Beat Freaks, participated in the third season of America's Best Dance Crew, where they finished in second place. Nakasone has worked as a choreographer in South Korea and Japan, working with groups such as SHINee, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, f(x), and AKB48.
Rino Nakasone was born in Naha, capital of Okinawa Prefecture on June 11, 1979. She became interested in dance after watching music videos by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and mimicking their moves. At the age of nineteen, she went to Los Angeles to study dance. Just after her visa expired, she got a job as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson.
In 2004, she was chosen by Britney Spears as a backup dancer for Spears' Onyx Hotel Tour. After touring with Spears, she toured with Gwen Stefani as one of the Harajuku Girls, earning praise for her dance performance. She also danced for other musicians, such as Justin Bieber, and taught dance at performing arts centers. She joined an all-female dance group, Beat Freaks, which competed and was runner-up in America's Best Dance Crew in 2009.