The Australian Ballet

Karina Arimura

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Karina Arimura

Karina was born and raised in Kagoshima, Japan, and began dance classes at the age of three. She trained at her mother’s ballet school, Ballet Studio 22, and The Australian Ballet School. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2020.

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Karina is named after Karena Brock, a former principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre.