Masumi Hijiri

Masumi grew up in Hokkaido, attending twice per week ballet lessons with students lacking her own passion and drive. After a stunt at a ballet performance (she barges backstage without even a ticket) garners the attention of a world renowned Russian danseur, Masumi finds herself surrounded by Japan's young, elite dancers competing for the opportunity to learn from the best ballerinas and danseurs in the world. But first, she must learn the basic techniques that are crucial for success, but that she was unable to learn in the unstructured setting of her Hokkaido lessons.