Education
Royal Ballet School.
吉田都
Royal Ballet School.
She was a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet as well as a principal dancer with K-ballet, Japan. In 1984, she joined then Sadler"s Wells Royal Ballet, the present Birmingham Royal Ballet and was promoted to principal in 1988. In following year, she was awarded the Global Award and the Arts Encouragement Prize for Artists of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan.
She was also appointed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Artist for Peace in 2001.
In 2006, she joined K-ballet while she continued dancing with The Royal Ballet, before winning the Best Female Dancer in National Dance Awards. In 2007, she was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her services to dance.
In 2010 she retired from the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden. Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Aurora, Juliet (Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)), Lise, Giselle (Giselle), Swanilda (Coppélia), Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Kitri (Don Quixote), Cinderella, Ondine, Chloë, Titania, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Le Corsaire pas de deux, Homage to The Queen and leading roles in Prince of the Pagodas, Symphonic Variations, Elite Syncopations, Snow Queen, Galanteries, Finance, Financial du jour, Symphony in C, Birthday Offering, The Firebird, Scènes de ballet, Les Rendezvous and Rhapsody.
2006 National Dance Awards - Best female dancer.