Kazuko Hirabayashi (October 18, 1933 – March 25, 2016) was a dance teacher and choreographer.
She was born in Japan, where she completed her college education before going to New York to enroll in the Juilliard school.
She received a college bachelor of science degree before leaving Japan for the United States.
At the Juilliard School she studied with Martha Graham, José Limón, and Antony Tudor.
[2] She began teaching at Juilliard in 1968, and then was hired as a founding faculty member of the Dance Division at SUNY Purchase in 1972.