Born and raised in Kobe, Japan – like many girls, Natsuki grew up dancing around the house – only she never stopped.
“When I was eight years old, I joined a hip-hop class,” she says. “That was the start of my dancing career.”
In junior high, she joined a softball club that was mostly made up of boys. Longing for something a little more feminine, she found it in cheerleading.
“My high school had a cheer dance club. The cheerleaders looked very shiny and pretty to me. I got into that club and that was my first encounter with cheer dance.