Catherine Aoki

Corps de Ballet • Joined Colorado Ballet in 2018

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Catherine Aoki began her ballet training at the age of six at a local ballet school in Ogden, Utah. As a young dancer, she earned silver medals at the Youth America Grand Prix (2011) and the American Ballet Competition (2014), and was awarded scholarships to train with Ballet Austin and Atlanta Ballet. At 15, Catherine was awarded a scholarship to Ballet West Academy's Professional Training Division. 

Catherine’s summer intensives took her across the globe, refining her technique at prestigious institutions including the Royal Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet, and Royal Danish Ballet. In 2017, she moved to Denver to join Colorado Ballet Academy’s Pre-Professional program under the guidance of Erica Fischbach. She was invited to join the Colorado Ballet Studio Company in 2018, became an Apprentice in 2020, and promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2022.  

With Colorado Ballet, Catherine has performed in a range of classical and contemporary works, including Jirí Kylián’s Sinfonietta, Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto, Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias and Jekyll & Hyde, Michael Pink’s Dracula and Peter Pan, Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Serenade, Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz, Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana, Lauren Lovette's Three Views of a Mountain, and Yoshihisa Arai’s Bolero.