Hello,
This seems to be a delimma for many people, especially students who get
involved in taiko groups at
schools and community organizations. I would suggest checking the U.S. Japan
Sister cities site for
affiliates in the area you aremoving to. Most major U.S. cities have a sister
city now. Those organizations
usually have lists or contacts for cultural groups, like taiko, karate,
ikebana, ryori, those kinds of things.

There must be a group in the a rea you are going to. Also check with the
area's University. I don't know immediately where Spring Hill is located in
the Tampa area, but if it is near a college which has a large music program,
especially one with an ethnic music interest, or marching program, they
probably have a performance group for taiko.

I hope you can find a group to continue taiko performance with. And my best
wishes to you and your family.

Ken Thomas

penfieldashp1@... wrote:

> My daughter has the priviledge of taking taiko lessons currently with
> Portland Youth Taiko in Portland, Oregon. She is enjoying them very
> much. My dilemma is however that we are moving to Spring Hill,
> Florida, in November due to illness in the family. She very much
> desires to continue lessons and join a youth group, however, I'm
> concerned that we may not find this cultural enrichment in that part
> of the country. Are there groups and can you help direct us to the
> nearest ones to where we will be located. Spring Hill is a little
> north of Tampa. Thank you for your time and consideration in any
> assistance you can provide. Thank you very much.
>
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