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After graduating from the Central School of Ballet in 2016, Ito joined a Swiss company before moving to Japan to begin her career as a freelance dancer and instructor. We spoke to Ito about her activities from before she studied abroad to her current activities, and the reasons for her decisions at the studio she runs. ---- 0:19 Mai Ito's self-introduction 0:48 What made you decide to study abroad 1:27 When did you start thinking about studying abroad 2:01 Why did you choose CSB 3:45 Memorable episodes 4:54 What you still use in Ballet Central 6:07 What you enjoyed about the performance 6:54 Other roles at Ballet Central 7:38 Career after graduation 8:22 Life in the company and repertoire 10:52 Difficulties 11:42 About freelance dancers 13:06 Changes from student days to the present 14:02 What you learned at ballet school and how it has helped you 15:26 Current situation of dancers 17:10 What you want to do most now 17:56 Message to young dancers 19:06 Mai's Instagram [Mai Ito's profile] She has won top prizes in numerous ballet competitions, including the Tokyo Shimbun National Dance Competition, Youth America Grand Prix, and the All Japan Ballet Competition. Since 2014, she has studied abroad at the Central School of Ballet in the UK. From 2015, she was a member of Ballet Central and performed as a main cast member in their UK tour for one year. In addition to this performance, she also performed in the Laurence Olivier Award-winning work "Polaris" choreographed by Crystal Pite at Sadler's Wells Theatre. She received a BA (Hons) Professional Dance and Performance from the University of Kent in the UK. She graduated from the Central School of Ballet with a Classical Ballet Award. In 2016, she moved to Switzerland and joined Cinevox Junior Company. During her time there, she danced as a main cast member in almost all of their performances. In 2018, she moved to Japan and performed in a wide range of productions, including those with Kimiho Halbert, Iracze Ansah, Igor Bakovic, Yurie Shimomura, Noriko Ito, Hiroya Yoshizaki, the New National Theatre Opera, Nikikai Opera, Fujiwara Opera Company Opera, and performances sponsored by the Japan Ballet Association. In 2022, she will open an English children's ballet school in Setagaya Ward, where she will continue to work as a dancer while also teaching the next generation. ------------------ MUSIC HP:https://dova-s.jp/ OP・ED https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play17679.html "Autumn Streets" written by MFP【Marron Fields Production】 BGM https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play20249.html "Babyleaf" written by shimtone