Amane Takaishi, a native of Tokyo, Japan, is a dance educator, choreographer, and performer
with extensive experience in dancing with professional ballet companies, as well as teaching
ballet and Pilates.

As a performer, Amane’s career highlights include her debut as the Snow Queen with City Ballet
of Boston, along with other roles such as Violent Fairy and Jewels Pas de Trois in Sleeping
Beauty, choreographed by Gianni Di Marco. In addition, Amane’s repertoire includes works by
George Balanchine, such as Walpurgisnacht Ballet, and a solo piece, Footsteps by Margot
Parsons, director of DanceVisions. She has also danced with Eugene Ballet Company, Ballet
Tucson, and A&A Ballet. Prior to her professional career, Amane received her ballet training
through Elmhurst Ballet School in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Central
School of Ballet in the UK. Her earlier training started with Mitsuyo Kishibe, in Tokyo, Japan.

Amane’s professional dancing experience has shaped her teaching approach, which blends
technical rigor with artistic expression, as well as historical and anatomical insight. A registered
teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance, UK, she teaches ballet and enjoys choreographing for
Boston City Youth Ballet, a scholarship program at Tony Williams Dance Center. Alongside this,
she is a lecturer at Boston College where teaches ballet, pointe, and history of ballet. Amane’s
ballet instruction is complemented by her work in Pilates—Amane holds a Balanced Body
Comprehensive Pilates Certification and teaches both Pilates and ballet at Boston University.
Extending this integrated approach, she is also certified to teach Progressive Ballet Technique, a
body-conditioning program designed to develop the strength, alignment, and muscle memory
essential for dancers and athletes of all ages and levels.

Amane holds BA with honors in Professional Dance and Performing Studies from the University
of Kent, UK, and MA in Education (Dance Teaching) from the University of Bath, UK.