Kazumi started salsa in 2001 with Frank Restrepo (former dancer of Salsa Brava Dance Company) and trained with Joby Brava from 2003 to 2005. She started On2 Salsa with Willie Watana in 2004 and organized Reflejo Dance Company in 2007 as well as perfomring at the LA Salsa Congress. You can click this YouTube to watch some of her work. In 2008 Kazumi started NY Style On2 Salsa in Orange County and organized 5th Beat with Max Noxon (a former partner in Reflejo). Click here to watch another YouTube of Kazumi. From 2010 to the present Kazumi has taught at California State University, Fullerton as a salsa performance team coach.