Kyohei Yoshida

Kyohei is a former international professional ballet dancer who began his training in Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Elmhurst School in the UK, where he had the coveted opportunity to perform with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. During his time at Elmhurst, Kyohei received medals from major ballet competitions in Japan and China.

Kyohei further honed his skills by training at some of the world's renowned ballet schools, all with full scholarships, including the Rock School of Dance in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Ballet School, and The Washington Ballet in Washington D.C. He went on to compete at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, considered the largest and most prestigious ballet competition in the world. There, he performed six different pieces and earned a bronze medal in 2010.

After his successful competition performance, Kyohei embarked on a professional dance career that took him to Slovakia, Japan, Michigan, Miami, and California. Throughout his career, he danced a wide range of principal roles, including Melancholic in Balanchine's "The Four Temperaments," Basil in "Don Quixote," Ali in "Le Corsaire," and Prince Siegfried in Kent Stowell's "Swan Lake." Kyohei was also a principal soloist in Kirk Peterson's "Amazed in Burning Dreams" and performed as Iago in Jose Limon's "The Moor's Pavane."

In addition to his distinguished dance career, Kyohei is also an experienced ballet teacher, having taught at several ballet schools across the United States and Japan. Kyohei is excited to continue sharing his boundless passion for ballet with students at Ballet West.