Born: Japan

Trained: Royal Ballet School

Joined: 2018, promoted to Soloist in 2021; First Soloist in 2022; Principal in 2025

Awards: First prize at the Youth America Grand Prix (2015),
The Ashton Award, Royal Ballet School (2018)

REPERTORY

Carlos Acosta:Don Quixote (Kitri, Mercedes, Dryad's queen)
David Bintley:Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella (Cinderella)
David Bintley and Galina Samsova:Giselle
Peter Wright:The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy, Rose fairy, Snow fairy), The Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora, Fairy of Joy)
Peter Wright and Galina Samsova:Swan Lake (Polish Princess)
George Balanchine:Apollo (Terpsichore)
Kenneth MacMillan:Romeo and Juliet (Juliet)
Frederick Ashton:La Fille mal gardée (Lise)
Goyo Montero:Chacona
Juliano Nunes:Interlinked
Juanjo Arqués:Ignite
Pontus Lidberg, Raúl Reinoso, Cassi Abranches:Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Find out more about Yu

Carlos announces a promotion to Principal

WATCH: Cinderella Audience Reaction

The Nutcracker - opening night