Dance is exclusive to no one.
It grants joy and elation to all that partake or spectate.
The language of dance knows no boundaries.
It reaches beyond class, education, country and belief.
Its vocabulary is infinite, as human emotion resonates through
movement.
Dance enriches the soul and uplifts the spirit.
Dance lives within all that live.
Let all the children dance and peace shall surely follow.
Miyako Yoshida was born in Japan, Miyako Yoshida began
studying dance at the age of nine. After training in Tokyo, she
moved to London in 1983 to study at the Royal Ballet School after
winning the prestigious Prix de Lausanne.
In 1988 she was promoted to the rank of principal dancer at the
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet (now Birmingham Royal Ballet). Miyako
Yoshida joined the Royal Ballet as principal dancer in 1995. During
the course of her career, she has won various prizes and honors
including "Dancer of the Year in 1991".
She has displayed her immense talent in starring roles in the world's
greatest ballets including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle,
Cinderella, Don Quixote and Coppelia, to name a few.
On July 22, 2004 Ms.Yoshida was named UNESCO Artist for Peace.
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