Saori Yamashita

Sapporo, Japan

Saori Yamashita received her dance training at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC and the Joffrey Academy of Dance Trainee Program. She joined The Joffrey Ballet's Studio Company in 2014 and performed works by Christopher Wheeldon, Alexander Ekman, Stanton Welch, Sir Frederick Ashton, Gerald Arpino, Alexei Kremnev, and Krzysztof Pastor. She has performed at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of the YAGP Gala and was invited to compete in the Moscow International Ballet Competition. Since joining State Street Ballet in 2017, she has performed the leading roles in The Jungle Book, Chichester Psalms, Flirting, Five by Gershwin, Nuevo Tango, and Tango Rain. She is also a certified Master Stretch® instructor.