Megumi Nishimori

Artist

Megumi started her ballet training in Thailand before relocating to the Philippines. In 2012, she won the Silver Medal at the Asian Grand Prix which led to an invitation from Ballet Manila to be featured as Kitri in their production of Don Quixote. In 2013, she trained at the Acri Horimoto Ballet Academy, and won numerous awards including second place in the All Japan Ballet Competition. She then began a scholarship under Patrick Armand at the San Francisco Ballet School.

After training at SFBS, she joined Cincinnati Ballet’s second company dancing in Balanchine’s Serenade and Rubies from Jewels. Thereafter Megumi performed with BalletMet 2 dancing in Balanchine’s Square Dance, Liang’s Wunderland, Symphonic Dances, and as Fairy Godmother in his Cinderella. Most recently as Ballet Idaho company member, Megumi performed roles such as the Loss pas de deluxe from Ricardo Amarante’s Love Fear Loss, Russian Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade, and the Dew Drop Fairy from The Nutcracker.

Megumi is coached by Arleen Sugano who is the creator of ‘suganosystemballet’ and is thrilled to begin her first season with Vitacca Ballet.

Megumi is generously supported in part by Katherine Stevens.