Hitomi Yamada

Hitomi Yamada, now in her second season with BalletMet, has danced as a member of Ballet Pacifica, James Sewell Ballet, Ballet Chicago, Ballet El Paso and Connecticut Ballet, and as a guest of the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Minnetonka Dance Theater and Chicago Festival Ballet. Born in Osaka, Japan, Ms. Yamada studied at Beijing Dance Academy and School of American Ballet, and was a participant in the 2004 and 2005 National Choreographers Initiatives held in Orange County, Calif. Among her favorite roles are original parts choreographed on her in works such as Dominic Walsh’s Lover Inter-fere, Jodie Gates’ Somewhere/In-Between and Bello, Anne Marie DeAngelo’s Man in White Shirt and Unknown Territory by Choo-San Goh.