About Me

Yukiko Matsubara　　

Originally from Japan and now based in New York. Yukiko began her ballet training at the age of 10 under Asako Ueno. She earned her B.A. in English Literature from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo and joined Turning Point Dance Project - she became a staff member, and travelled to New York. Later she moved to New York to join the International Visa Program at Steps on Broadway, where she studied with Emilietta Ettlin and Alexander Filipov. She later became an assistant to Emilietta Ettlin.

Yukiko is an experienced dancer and passionate teacher, offering classes in both English and Japanese. For four years, she served as assistant to director Anne Easterling at The Ballet Club in NYC. She also offers ballet classes, seasonal camps, and intensive programs for the Japanese community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Her teaching philosophy is rooted in the values of "Trust, Compassion, and Humanity", principles she embraced through The Royal Ballet School Teacher Training. She has also completed the Adaptive Dance Program Teacher Training with Boston Ballet in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital.

Yukiko’s professional experience includes working with the John Cranko Summer Intensive as both a teacher’s assistant and senior program director, as well as teaching for the International Contemporary Masters Workshops in association with YAGP.

She finds great joy in watching her students grow and thrive, whether they are children, adults, or seniors. Yukiko believes that moving the body to nurture both physical and mental well-being can bring lasting joy and happiness to everyone.

松原　友紀子

日本で生まれ育ち、 現在はニューヨークを拠点に活動。
10歳でバレエを始め、上野麻子に師事。
青山学院大学文学部英米文学科を卒業後、
Turning Point Dance Projectのスタッフとして渡航。

Steps on BroadwayのInternational Visa Programを修了。
Emilietta Ettlin、Alexsander Filipovに師事。
後にEmilietta Ettlinのアシスタントとなる。

ニューヨークのThe Ballet Clubにて、
約4年間 Anne Easterling のディレクターアシスタントを務める。

英国ロイヤル・バレエ・スクール教師研修で学んだ指導理念
「信頼・思いやり・人間性」を元に指導にあたる。

またボストン・バレエとボストン小児病院のパートナーシップによる
「アダプティブ・ダンス・プログラム教師研修」を修了。

White Plains市 のダンスプログラム、Scarsdale Ballet Studioにて指導。
夏期は、ジョン・クランコ・サマーインテンシブで講師アシスタント
およびシニアプログラムディレクターを務め、
YAGP提携のInternational Contemporary Masters Workshopsにて指導を行う。

子どもから大人、シニアまで、
生徒たちが成長し輝いていく姿を見ることは大きな喜びであり、
身体を動かすことで心身の健康を育み、
その結果として喜びと幸福感を得られると信じている。