Sakura Oka is originally from Nagoya, Japan, and is a graduate of the Kirov Academy. She has received many awards in prestigious ballet competitions. Among her principal roles are the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and Odile in Swan Lake.
Last season she was a guest artist with Columbia Classical Ballet, dancing the title role in Cinderella in Once Upon an Evening. This season she returns as a guest artist in The Capitalโs Nutcracker, dancing in the Snow scene and the Waltz of the Flowers.