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12-year-old dancer Mao Murakami is better known by her performance name: Strong Machine 2. She became active at the age of 8, and entered her first competition in 2004. Her specialty is a form of dance similar to popping.

So why the 2? Her father is Strong Machine 1, and they often perform as a pair. (He’s also the chief priest of their family’s Shingon temple.) Here’s their official webpage.

Most people know Strong Machine 2 for her appearance in the music video for “I My Me Mine,” by the Polysics:

This is her with her father at a STAND dance contest:

And here are the two on Utawara: link (embedding’s disabled)

Another impressive solo performance at STAND:

And finally, a guest performance at a dance competition:

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