Nanami Hiyamizu was born in Japan, and started her training at the age of five at the Niigata ballet school. She moved to the United States in 2017 to begin her training at the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School under the direction of Ariel Serrano, Wilmian Hernandez, Delia Ballart and Tania Vergara. She performed roles such as Flames of Paris (pas de deux), Diana and Action (pas de deux). In 2021 she moved to Switzerland to begin her training at the Area Jeune Ballet. She studied and trained with Yvette Regueiro and Juan Enrique Jimenez Sanches. This is Nanami’s second season with Kentucky Ballet Theatre.