Misa Kuranaga
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Misa Kuranaga (倉永美沙 Kuranaga Misa, born in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese ballerina at the Boston Ballet.
[edit] Career
- Started ballet at Jinushi Kaoru Ballet School in 1991.
- In 1993, she performed the Black Swan variation at the Bolshoi Theater as a guest artist in the 7th Moscow International Ballet Competition Gala Performance. She had been personally invited to perform by the Bolshoi director, Yuri Grigorovich, who had seen her perform at the Chubu National Ballet Competition. She was the youngest participant to win the gold medal in the junior division.
- Went to study at the San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet after winning the Scholarship Prize at the Prix de Lausanne (International ballet competition in Lausanne) in 2001.
- Won the gold medal in the Junior Division of the 9th Moscow International Ballet Competition in 2001. Simultaneously won the "Hope of the World Ballet" prize.
- Joined the Boston Ballet in 2003.
- Promoted to second soloist in 2005.
- Awarded the Senior Division gold medal at the USA International Ballet Competition in 2006.
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