About my teaching
Foundation
A solid, physically healthy foundation is important. Ballet is a progressive art. It is essential to learn and polish your fundamentals in a way that allows you to build your technique, enhance your artistry, and minimize your risk of injury.
Musicality
Ballet is an art, not a sport. Though it is excellent at improving your physical fitness, the essence of ballet is its artistry. Musicality is a key component of this. I focus on teaching musicality though dance to help you pair your movement with the timing and feel of the music.
Kinesiology
A study of the human body in motion reveals it’s largely mechanical. I focus on teaching each student strength, alignment, healthy movement and body potential.
How my journey began
I started ballet training when I was 10 years old in Japan. I was a sick child and I didn’t have the ideal body for ballet. I wanted to work hard, but I didn't understand then how to use my body efficiently. It took time, good instruction and a lot of practice.
I came to the US when I was 20 years old without knowing English or anyone. I struggled living here in the beginning, but I felt comfortable in ballet class. Ballet is a universal language, a language I knew, and I could express myself with dance.
Ballet taught me not only how to dance, but many essential life lessons. Through ballet I learned discipline and how to focus on and achieve goals in life. Ballet has not just been my passion and profession, its lessons have enriched me and better equipped me as a person.
I want to pass my love of ballet onto all my students and help them to grow, whether they are aspiring dancers, adult dancers or senior dancers!
I want to help all become who they want to be in an environment of respect and encouragement.
I’m here to help you to achieve your dance goals.
Private Class
I’m here to help students to grow in dance. I will ask a lot of questions and give guidance to develop their potential. I believe becoming a quality dancer is not just in one’s ability to memorize movements, but in learning to think as a dancer and understand the art of music and movement. I prepare my lesson plans individually for each student and focus on the details that will build them into accomplishing their goals .
What is your goal? Are you ready for reaching your next level?
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Adult Ballet
Do you want to start ballet or start back again? You can begin or resume ballet at any age.
This class will focus on basic technique, fitness oriented movement and having fun.
Adult Ballet
No experience needed. No barre and ballet shoes needed!
You just need your self in comfortable cloths and chair!
Thursdays 2:00-3:00pm (CST)
*All class will be held by Zoom
What People Are Saying
"Yuki has been an incredible instructor and mentor to me for about ten years and I am very grateful for her training and support. Yuki combines her extensive knowledge of ballet technique and anatomy to provide individualized training to each of her students. Working with her allowed me to finally grasp so much about ballet technique that I had struggled to understand before. Yuki helped me grow as a dancer and as an artist. She is a wonderful person and an inspiring teacher!"
— Erika E
I've been taking Adult Ballet classes with Yuki for the better part of 10 years, first at the Continental Ballet Company in Bloomington, then at Yuki's home studio, and now on Zoom. I have also taken every chance to watch her perform over that time, in classic roles with CBC and in her own choreography. Yuki is a beautifully expressive dancer, an excellent teacher, and a wonderfully creative choreographer and collaborator. She is also unfailingly kind and supportive with her students, challenging us but correcting gently and encouraging us when needed. Yuki really understands body structure and mechanics, so she can explain a movement or give a quick tip that suddenly makes things fall into line. She mixes familiar warm-ups with a variety of combinations at the barre and center, telling us to "have fun" as we're learning something new. Beyond her considerable dance skills, Yuki is just a lovely person.
-Diana W