Birthplace: Osaka, Japan

Training: Australian Ballet School

Joined Ballet Memphis: 2017

Repertoire Highlights:

Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty

Sugar Plum and Clara, Nutcracker

Spring Waters Pas de deux

George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Divertimento no.15, Serenade, Allegro Brillante

Matthew Neenan’s Water of the Flowery Mill

Val Caniparoli’s Chant

Edwaard Liang’s Age of Innocence

Stanton Welch’s Maninyas

Other Companies: Singapore Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, The Australian Ballet Dancer's Company

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