Risa Takeshima is originally from Nagoya, Japan and began dancing at age three. She studied at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet under Christine Walsh and Valmai Roberts. She received first place and the Frances Naylor Excellence Award at the Ballet Theachers Workshop in Melbourne and also she received first place at Victoire Ballet Competition in Japan.
In 2020, she joined Thüringer Staatsballett as internship and after that she worked with Tokyo City Ballet. In 2021, she started building her career as professional Ballet Dancer in New York City.
Her repertoire included leading roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, The sleeping Beauty and Paquita.
Risa Takeshima is generously sponsored by Hitoshi Ohtsuji.