But despite the formidable workload and responsibility the new K-Ballet flourished , fostering a wider interest in Japanese ballet . The greatest Japanese dancer is known as `` Teddy '' to friends and fans . She was born in Tokyo on August 6, 1929, the daughter of a wealthy businessman who had been involved with her father's business for years before his death when she was only 10 years old. Controversially left the Covent Garden stage to form his own company .
The greatest Japanese dancer is known as `` Teddy '' to friends and fans . She was born in Tokyo on August 6, 1929, the daughter of a wealthy businessman who had been involved with her father's business for years before his death when she was only 10 years old. Controversially left the Covent Garden stage to form his own company .