Haruka was born in Japan and started studying ballet in Kyoto when she was 7 years old.

In 2013-2015 she trained at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Professor Lyudmila Kovaleva). In 2015-2022 she worked at the Astrakhan State Theater of Opera and Ballet in Russia, and from 2017 was promoted to leading soloist.

She is the 3rd prize winner of the Russian-Japanese Eurasia competition 2019. She toured Germany, England, Spain, and China.

The highlighted roles of her career include: Masha/Princess in The Nutcracker, Giselle in Giselle, Aurora, Princess Florine in Sleeping beauty, Pas de trois in the Swan Lake, Queen of Dryads, Street Dancer in Don Quixote. Also, Sylphide in La Sylphide, Black Swan Pas de dux from Swan Lake, Pas de dux from Talisman, Pas de dux from Le Corsaire 3rd act, and more.

Haruka’s dream is to have her own big book library. Her favorite fairy tale is The Three Musketeers, which she read many times as a child. She is especially fond of the characters of D’Artagnan and Athos, because they are brave and smart, fight against evil, and their resourcefulness gets them out of any trouble they find themselves in.

Haruka likes a good choreographic challenge, and prefers complicated parts which allow for a range of movement. Her favorite ballet role is Giselle because Giselle is a very emotional, lyrical character, and she is in love. “When I dance Giselle, I can feel Giselle’s emotions, happiness, pain, sadness and love… and I want to convey these emotions to the audience” – she says.

Her advice to an aspiring ballet dancer is: Have no fear, dance with your soul, express your emotions, and have fun!