Yuriko Kajiya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yuriko Kajiya
Occupation	Ballet Dancer
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1984(1984-06-25)
Age	40
Birthplace	Nagoya
Country	Japan
Birth City	Aichi Prefecture
Horoscope	Gemini

Yuriko Kajiya Biography

Yuriko Kajiya is one of the most popular and richest Ballet Dancer who was born on June 25, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Yuriko was born in Nagoya (Japan) and began training with Matsumoto Michiko Ballet at the age of eight. At the age of 10 she moved to China, where she studied at and graduated from Shanghai Ballet School. At age 13, she won the Best Performance Award for the senior category of the Tao Li Bei National Ballet Competition. She was also a finalist at the Third International Ballet Competition in Nagoya in 1999. In January 2000, she was awarded a Prix de Lausanne. This allowed her to continue her training at the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto.

ABT’s repertoire included Kitri in Don Quixote and Giselle in Giselle. Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Gamzatti and Gulnare were all part of her repertoire. Clara was also the princess in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker. Olga in Onegin, Princess Florine and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty. Miranda in The Tempest, Brief Fling and In the Upper Room. Tchaikovsky Pas des Deux, Chamber Symphony, Baker’s Dozen, Chamber Symphony, Chamber Symphony and Variations.

Kajiya quit ABT to join Houston Ballet in 2014 as a first soloist. Kajiya’s final performance was in the role of Swanilda, the star in Coppelia. Joseph Gorak was her partner in that performance. Kajiya joined Houston Ballet in 2014 with Jared Matthews, her life partner. They are looking for great artistic opportunities. After only five months, Kajiya was promoted to principal dancer in November 2014. This was after her performance in Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker. She has increased her repertoire and danced all the major roles in the company, including the choreography debuts by Stanton Welch, the company director. She now has Kenneth McMillan’s Manon and Mayerling and William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite. Stanton Welch’s Giselle and Madame Butterfly, The Nutcracker and La Bayadere. Paquita and Swan Lake are some of her repertoire.

Yuriko Kajiya Net Worth

Yuriko Kajiya is one of the richest Ballet Dancer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yuriko Kajiya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In September 2001, she joined ABT Studio Company. She was an apprentice in ABT’s main business in 2002. In June 2002, she became a corps de ballet member. She was promoted to soloist in August 2007.

Kajiya starred as a lead in Passion Across a Continent in 2007 and Yuriko: Ballerina in 2011, which aired on MBS Japan. She appeared alongside Jared Matthews, her fellow soloist, on an American television show So You Think You Can Dance in July 2010. She was awarded the Artistic Ambassador Award by Japan in 2012.

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Yuriko Ranked on the list of most popular Ballet Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yuriko Kajiya celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.