JUN MASUDA
PRINCIPAL
Jun Masuda
Principal
Born in Osaka, Japan, Jun Masuda received his first dance training at the age of five. Jun has won numerous prizes and accolades for his dancing, including Gold Medals at Youth America Grand Prix and Tokyo National Dance Competition, and the Silver Medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition 2016, which was broadcast on the TV news in Japan. After training in Japan, he departed to the renowned Académie Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and studied under the direction of Luca Masala for three years. After graduation he joined Tulsa Ballet II in 2019, the main company the following year, and was promoted to Principal dancer in 2023. Jun’s repertoire includes performing the leading role in Romeo and Juliet (Edwaard Liang), Strictly Gershwin (Derek Deane), Don Quixote (Anna-Marie Holmes after Marius Petipa), Cinderella (Andrew McNicol), Carmen (Kenneth Tindall), Swan Lake (staged by Marcello Angelini) The Nutcracker (Ma Cong & Val Caniparoli), Vendetta, A Mafia Story (Annabelle Lopez Ochoa), Dorothy and Prince of Oz (Edwaard Liang). He also has performed in many works by world renowned choreographers such as Alexander Ekman, Marco Goecke, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Luciano Cannito, Katarzyna Kozielska, and many more.