Bivi Kimura

Bivi Kimura has studied in France with such luminaries Rosella Hightower, Arlette Castanier, Jose Ferran. She was also very fortunate to study and work with Rita Thalia, Philippe Cohen, Ian Nuyts, Victor Rona, Serge Golovin, Alexandre Kalioujny, Claudie Winzer, Monet Robier, Joelle Mazet, Hans Brenaa, Christine Anthony, Piotre Nardelli, David Howard.

She is a company teacher of Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo, faculty member of Adelphi University. Also she has been a faculty member and ballet mistress at French Acedemie of Ballet under her long time director François Perron.

Her professional career includes being a faculty member of Peridance Center, New York Community Ballet, Logrea Dance Academy, Manhattan Youth Ballet, The Academy of Ballet Etudes, NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble, and Grand Ballet de Geneve. She also has taught at Ballet Arts, Alvin Ailey School, Ballet Hispanico and the school of Steps, Irina and Maxim Summer Intensives and guest teaching many other school and companies.She has danced with 20th Century Ballet, Maurice Bejart / Belgium and Switzerland, Jeunne Ballet de France / Paris and also as an invited guest in Japan and Europe. She was a Finalist at the Prix de Lausanne and received a Silver & Bronze prize at the Tokyo Ballet Competition, Junior Division.

Bivi earned the “Diplome d’Etat de danse Classique” teacher’s diploma in France and she is a certified MUNZ BARRE® and ABT® Certified Teacher, Primary through Level 7 and Partnering of the ABT® National Training Curriculm