Yoshiko Kamikusa is Snow Queen. She is also Arabian and sometimes Dewdrop.
The teenager is a dancer with Goh Ballet Academy and is very excited to be one of 200 local dancers performing in this years production of The Nutcracker. She wont be playing all three parts in one performance but has performed each of them before and always finds something new to improve on each time.
At 16, she is a dedicated and passionate ballet student with the dream of becoming a principal or prima ballerina. She was born in Tokyo, has lived in Hawaii, and now calls 麻豆传媒映画home because of the Goh Ballet Academy.
Goh Ballet Academy was founded in 1979 by Choo Chiat and Lin Yee Goh, principal dancers of the National Ballet of China. They wanted to offer the highest caliber of education in dance while raising cultural awareness in the community. Students from the Goh Ballet Academy often move on to dance with renowned companies around the world. Yoshiko knew this is where she wanted to study there would be plenty of time performing on stage and thats what she loves to do.
She believes the most important aspect of performance is to be able to share the art of ballet with an audience. The Nutcracker is a big deal as a dancer but also for giving back, she says. At this special time of year, its an opportunity to thank others and show our appreciation for their involvement in our lives. Thats what I do when I dance.
Accompanied by the , Yoshiko feels privileged to dance to live music. She is always amazed at how vibrant the whole theatre becomes. Suddenly everyone is just swept away in the magical moments of The Nutcracker.
Guest stars from the New York City ballet have been invited to join the company of students, and Yoshiko is grateful for the opportunity to work with these professionals. The opportunity to watch them, let alone dance with them, is educational and motivating for a dancer in the senior professional program.
Goh Ballets production of The Nutcrakcer is December 19-23 at . For details and ticket information go to
