While I was living in the United States for seven years, I was fortunate to have had hands-on experience in various dance traditions from West Africa (Congo, Senegal, etc.), the Caribbean islands(Trinidad, Haiti, Cuba, etc.), and Brazil. These traditions are either from Africa or have their roots in the African continent. I am currently working on so-called "Afro-Brazilian Dance," a dance culture of black people in the Bahia area of Northeastern Brazil. It offers a mixture of unique movements, steps, and various rhythm patterns. I feel I have started to incorporate these characteristics, and am about to establish my own dance style. Of course, I cannot altogether erase the influences of dance styles that I have had experience with, so I can not present my dance as "This is the pure Afro-Brazilian dance." It would be more like"Afro-Brazilian dance a la Natsuki." With this dance and music, I hope to present universal expressions for what I feel in my everyday life, as an individual who lives in Tokyo and as a citizen of the planet Earth. I think that Afro-Brazilian culture's multiethnic background creates a fertile continental generosity where people can always welcome fresh ideas.