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With this special film, we revisit Principal Dancer Yu Kurihara's Sugar Plum Fairy debut in 2021, back when she was a First Soloist with the Company.
This is my time, this is my dream role, and I can't wait to shine on stage.Yu Kurihara
Click on the video below to hear Yu describe her journey and watch the transformation from studio to stage unfold.
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