Misa Kuranaga
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Misa Kuranaga is a Japanese
ballerina
at the Boston Ballet
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Kuranaga started her competition career at the Chubu National Ballet Competition where she was the yougest participant to win the gold medal in the pre-junior division. When she was only ten years old she was invited by Bolshoi Ballet director Yuri Grigorovich to participate in the Moscow International Ballet Competition Gala.. She received a scholarship award at the Prix de Lausanne competition in 2001 and also won a gold medal as a Junior in the Moscow International Ballet Competition that same year. In 2006 she won the senior gold medal at the USA International Ballet Competition.
She has been a guest performer with the New York City Ballet (2009) and the Vail International Dance Festival (2009, 2010) .
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
at the Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes...
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Career
Misa Kuranaga initially trained at the Hinushi Kaoru Ballet School in her native Japan and then received additional training at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Before joining Boston Ballet in 2003 she was a member of the San Francisco Ballet. In Boston she was promoted to soloist in 2005 and to principal dancer in 2009.Kuranaga started her competition career at the Chubu National Ballet Competition where she was the yougest participant to win the gold medal in the pre-junior division. When she was only ten years old she was invited by Bolshoi Ballet director Yuri Grigorovich to participate in the Moscow International Ballet Competition Gala.. She received a scholarship award at the Prix de Lausanne competition in 2001 and also won a gold medal as a Junior in the Moscow International Ballet Competition that same year. In 2006 she won the senior gold medal at the USA International Ballet Competition.
She has been a guest performer with the New York City Ballet (2009) and the Vail International Dance Festival (2009, 2010) .