Activities
My professional activities encompass ballet education, school leadership, teacher development, research, and international collaboration. Drawing on experience in ballet teaching and working with competitive athletes, I continue to explore and support the development of ballet education across different contexts.
Ballet Education & School Leadership
Since founding Ballet Arts in Tokyo in 2002, I have been involved in ballet education as a teacher, while also developing its educational approach and overseeing school operations. Today, the school operates in Nakano-Sakaue and Ariake, offering ballet education to students ranging from young children to adults.
I have also invited professional ballet dancers from France, Russia, Germany, and Canada to Japan, providing opportunities for training that reflects international standards of ballet education. Over the years, her students have won awards at ballet competitions and gone on to study at ballet schools abroad.
Ballet Instruction
in Sports
Ballet instruction and training program development for Olympic athletes, national team members, and selected junior athletes across various sports, including gymnastics (artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline), artistic swimming, rugby sevens, and speed skating.
Teacher & Coach
Education
Professional education for ballet teachers and sports coaches, covering ballet pedagogy, growth and development, anatomy, movement analysis, and coaching theory.
Through the Dance Science Academy of Japan (DSA), ballet teacher training workshops and seminars in Japan with invited educators, including a conservatoire director and a national ballet school teacher from France, as well as faculty members from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS).
Lectures on ballet, anatomy, and coaching theory at coach certification courses and national coaching seminars organized by the Japan Gymnastics Association, Japan Sport Association, and Japan Rugby Football Union.
Current ballet teacher training programs through DSA and PERM Japan.
Institutional
Collaboration
Through the Dance Science Academy of Japan (DSA), I work in cooperation with the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) and the P. K. Anokhin Research Institute of Normal Physiology under formal cooperation agreements.
Through PERM Japan, I also promote international collaboration in ballet education with the Perm State Ballet School under a formal cooperation agreement.
These institutional partnerships support international exchange in both ballet education and scientific research.
Research Activities
My research examines ballet technique and its acquisition from the perspective of sport science. I have investigated age- and experience-related differences in basic ballet posture involving turnout, as well as ballet pedagogy and the structure of professional ballet education.
My research findings have been presented through academic publications, conferences, and international research forums.
In 2020 and 2021, the Dance Science Academy of Japan (DSA) also co-organized the International Online School on the Physiology of Expressive Movement: Rehabilitation. Art. Pedagogy. in collaboration with the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education and the Faculty of Psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Selected Lectures
& Conference
Activities
2025 | Invited Speaker – International Forum
XI St. Petersburg International United Cultures Forum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Invited Speaker at two roundtable discussions:
1. New Trends in Art Education
The National Model of Education — The Place of Assistantship-Internship and the Recognition of Educational Levels in Friendly Countries
2. Educational Organizations in the Formation of the World Cultural Space
The Role of Educational Institutions in Promoting National Cultural Traditions in the International Arena
Organized by the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and the St. Petersburg City Administration.
2025 | Academic Conference Presentation
Changes in Standing and Plié Postures in Ballet with Age and Experience
16th Annual Meeting of the Tokyo Society of Physical Education, March 17, 2025
2023 | Public Lectures
gacco LIVE, an online learning platform operated by the NTT DOCOMO Group, Japan
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Lecture 1: Exploring Ways to Appreciate Ballet with an Expert
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Lecture 3: Why Do Ballet Poses Look Beautiful? Exploring Ballet from a Scientific Perspective
2021 | International Conference – Guest Speaker
2nd International Online Conference on the Physiology of Expressive Movement
Jointly organized by the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, the Faculty of Psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Dance Science Academy of Japan (DSA).
Moscow, Russia / Japan (Online)
2020 | International Conference – Guest Speaker
1st International Online Conference on the Physiology of Expressive Movement
Jointly organized by the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, the Faculty of Psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Dance Science Academy of Japan (DSA).
Moscow, Russia / Japan (Online)
Recognized as an official project of the Japan–Russia Year of Regional and Sister-City Exchanges by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
2019 | Special Invited Lecture
Art and Physiology
2019 Scientific Conference, P.K. Anokhin Institute of Normal Physiology, Moscow, Russia
2019 | Special Invited Lecture
8th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum
International Conference at the Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
2018 | Special Invited Lecture
7th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum
International Conference at the Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
2016 | International Conference Presentation
Selection and Development of Ballet Dancers Based on International Standards
3rd International Conference on Athlete Development Pathways
Japan Sport Council, Japan
2014 | International Conference Presentation
Effect of Turned-Out Angle on Erect Standing Posture and Demi-Plié Posture in Adult and Child Ballet Dancers
19th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2013 | Academic Conference Presentation
Instruction in Hip External Rotation during Plié Movements in Child Ballet Dancers
68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2013 | Academic Conference Presentation
Effects of Foot Position on Posture and Plantar Pressure Distribution in Child Ballet Dancers
64th Conference of the Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, Shiga, Japan