is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and model from

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, Japan.

Career

Sugawara practiced dancing from around 2002, when she was 10 years old. In her teens, she won various contests such as "Dance Attack" and "Shonen Chample." After graduating from a local public

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in March 2007, she entered the general course of Seisa Kokusai High School concurrently with dance studies at VAW Eikō High School. After graduating from high school in March 2010, she went to Los Angeles to study dance. In 2013, she collaborated with Nike as a dancer and later also appeared in Nike Athlete's ad campaign. After returning to Japan, Sugawara worked as a choreographer and

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. She has been a back-up dancer for

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, and

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Personal life

From September 2016 until November 2017, Sugawara dated actor

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Filmography

Television

Radio

*TDK (2015)
BoseNike: #MinoHodoshirazu
*Android: Jibun o Omoikiri *Toyota "Vitz" Safety Sense
Barneys New York#FindYourStrength , Shiseido Altimune , Shiseido

Music video

Choreography credits

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugawara, Koharu 1992 births Living people People from Sanmu Japanese choreographers Japanese female dancers Japanese female models Models from Chiba Prefecture