# Yuhui Choe
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{{Short description|Korean ballet dancer}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox dancer
| name = Yuhui Choe
| image = Yuhui choe roh la bayadere di makarova natalia.png
| imagesize =
| caption = Choe in ''La Bayàdere'' (production of [Natalia Makarova](/source/Natalia_Makarova))
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}}
| birth_place = [Fukuoka](/source/Fukuoka), Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = ballet dancer
| years_active = 2002–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[Nehemiah Kish](/source/Nehemiah_Kish)|2018}}
| children = 2
| current_group = [The Royal Ballet](/source/The_Royal_Ballet)
}}
'''Yuhui Choe''' ({{langx|ko|최유희,崔由姬}}) is a [Korean](/source/South_Korea) ballet dancer. She is a first soloist at [The Royal Ballet](/source/The_Royal_Ballet).[{{cite web|title=Yuhui Choe|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/people/yuhui-choe|work=Royal Opera House|access-date=23 April 2020}}]
==Early life==
Choe was born in [Fukuoka](/source/Fukuoka), Japan. Choe started ballet training at the age of five. At the age of 14, Choe left her family and moved to Paris to train with Daini Kudo and later [Dominique Khalfouni](/source/Dominique_Khalfouni).[ She stated one of the reason why she chose Paris is because [Élisabeth Platel](/source/%C3%89lisabeth_Platel) was her idol.][{{cite news|url=https://centurion-magazine.com/lifestyle/art-design/yuhui-choe-ballet-dancer-interview|title=In Conversation: Yuhui Choe|work=Centurion Magazine|date= May 2015}}]
==Career==
In 2002, Choe joined [The Royal Ballet](/source/The_Royal_Ballet) as an apprentice after she won first prize and the contemporary dance prize at the [Prix de Lausanne](/source/Prix_de_Lausanne). She became an Artist the following year. In 2004, she danced her first solo role, as Princess Florine in ''[The Sleeping Beauty](/source/The_Sleeping_Beauty_(ballet))''. She was named First Artist in 2006 and First Soloist in 2008. Two of her first roles as First Soloist are Nikiya in ''[La Bayadère](/source/La_Bayad%C3%A8re)'' and Sugar Plum Fairy in ''[The Nutcracker](/source/The_Nutcracker)'', and she was one of six women chosen to create roles in [Wayne McGregor](/source/Wayne_McGregor)'s ''Infra''. She has also danced roles in ''[The Two Pigeons](/source/The_Two_Pigeons_(ballet))'', ''[Don Quixote](/source/Don_Quixote_(ballet))'' and ''[Elite Syncopation](/source/Elite_Syncopations_(ballet))''. Choe also frequently works with [Jonathan Watkins](/source/Jonathan_Watkins).[
In 2009, ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' chose Choe as the dancer on their "hotlist" of rising stars to watch, quoting [Lauren Cuthbertson](/source/Lauren_Cuthbertson), "I can't take my eyes off her. She radiates joy in the purest sense".][{{cite web|title='I can't take my eyes off her. She radiates joy in the purest sense' The dancer: Yuhui Choe|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jan/04/hotlist-dance-yuhui-choe|work=The Guardian|date=4 January 2009}}]
In 2014, Choe had to replace the injured [Natalia Osipova](/source/Natalia_Osipova) at short notice as Princess Aurora, her debut in the lead role in ''[Sleeping Beauty](/source/Sleeping_Beauty_(ballet))''. Osipova's appearance was eagerly anticipated. ''The Guardian'' noted that Choe "appeared radiantly unfazed by the challenge" and that "Choe should be promoted to principal now".[{{cite web|title=Royal Ballet's Sleeping Beauty review – 'An intriguing alchemy'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/28/royal-ballet-sleeping-beauty-review?commentpage=1|work=The Guardian| date=28 March 2014 |access-date=28 March 2014}}]
==Selected repertoire ==
Choe's repertoire with the Royal Ballet includes:[
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*The title role - ''[Cinderella](/source/Cinderella_(Prokofiev))''
*Alice - ''[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland](/source/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_(ballet))''
*Princess Aurora - ''[Sleeping Beauty](/source/Sleeping_Beauty_(ballet))''
*Nikiya, Gamzatti & Shades ''[La Bayadère](/source/La_Bayad%C3%A8re)''
*Sugar Plum Fairy & Rose Fairy - ''[The Nutcracker](/source/The_Nutcracker)''
*Lise - ''[La Fille mal gardée](/source/La_Fille_mal_gard%C3%A9e)''
*Young Girl - ''[The Two Pigeons](/source/The_Two_Pigeons_(ballet))''
*Lescaut's Mistress - ''[Manon](/source/Manon_(ballet))''
*Polyhymnia ''[Apollo](/source/Apollo_(ballet))''
*''[Woolf Works](/source/Woolf_Works)''
*''Scènes de ballet''
*''Rhapsody''
*''[Symphonic Variations](/source/Symphonic_Variations_(ballet))''
*''[Concerto](/source/Concerto_(ballet))''
*'Emeralds' and 'Rubies' - ''[Jewels](/source/Jewels_(ballet))''
*''[Chroma](/source/Chroma_(ballet))''
*''[Symphony in C](/source/Symphony_in_C_(ballet))''
*''[Song of the Earth](/source/Song_of_the_Earth_(ballet))''
*''[Within the Golden Hour](/source/Within_the_Golden_Hour)''
===Created roles===
*''As One''
*'Diana and Actaeon' (Metamorphosis: Titian 2012)
*''Infra''
*''Limen''
*'Fire' (Homage to The Queen)
*''DGV: Danse à grande vitesse''
*''The Human Edge''
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==Awards==
*2000 Paris International Dance Competition - silver
*2002 [Prix de Lausanne](/source/Prix_de_Lausanne) - first prize and the contemporary dance prize
*2008 Critics' Circle National Dance Award - Best Female Artist (Classical)
*2016 Asian Women of Achievement Awards (Arts and Culture) - nominated
==Personal life==
In 2018, Choe married [Nehemiah Kish](/source/Nehemiah_Kish), a former Principal Dancer at [The Royal Ballet](/source/The_Royal_Ballet).][{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/02/pictures-day-2nd-may-2020/yuhui-choe-first-soloist-royal-ballet-practices-husband-former/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502234646/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/02/pictures-day-2nd-may-2020/yuhui-choe-first-soloist-royal-ballet-practices-husband-former/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2020|title=Pictures of the Day: 2nd May 2020|work=The Telegraph|date=2 May 2020}}] They have a daughter (born January 2021).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tlbc.org.uk/resources/yuhui-choe-and-nehemiah-kish-in-conversation|title=Yuhui Choe and Nehemiah Kish In Conversation|website=The London Ballet Circle|first=Trevor|last=Rothwell|date=2 August 2022|accessdate=10 May 2024}}]
==References==
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