先生には4歳のときにバレエを始めて以来ずっとお世話になっています。私は恥ずかしがり屋で人前に出るのが苦手だったので、母の勧めで習ったことがきっかけでしたが、先生に出会いバレエが大好きになり14歳になった今でも、週に5回続けています。先生のバレエクラスに行くのが他のどの習い事よりも楽しみだったことを今でも覚えています。中学は先生の母校に通い、勉強も学校生活もとても充実した日々を送ることができました。バレエを続けながら受験をしたのは先生が勉強との両立の大切さを私に幼い頃から教えてくれていたからです。今は二回目の海外生活でアメリカに住んでいますが、よく先生に相談に乗ってもらい、アドバイスを頂いています。遠く離れていても、いつも応援してくれていて、私の大きな励みになっています。アメリカでも、バレエと現地校の勉強、それに日本の勉強も頑張って続けています。将来は先生のように周囲への心遣いを大切に、自分の可能性を信じ行動し、常に輝いている女性になりたいです。

My teacher has been my teacher ever since I started ballet when I was 4 years old. I was shy and did not like to go out in public, so my mother encouraged me to take ballet lessons, but after meeting my teacher, I fell in love with ballet and even now, at the age of 14, I continue to take ballet classes five times a week. I still remember that I looked forward to going to her ballet class more than any other lessons. In junior high school, I attended my teacher’s alma mater and had a very fulfilling time in both my studies and school life. I took the entrance exam while continuing ballet because my teacher had taught me from an early age the importance of balancing ballet with my studies. I am now living in the U.S. for the second time abroad, and I often consult my teacher for advice. Even though we are far away from each other, they always support me and are a great encouragement to me. Even in the U.S., I am doing my best to continue my ballet and local school studies, as well as my Japanese studies. In the future, I would like to be a woman who, like my teacher, values consideration for those around her, believes in her own potential, and acts accordingly, always shining.

私は6年生の時から、真江先生に教えて頂いていますが、辛い事も泣いた事もたくさんありましたが、心配なこと、悩み事など、なんでも相談できるので、バレエが大好きでレッスンがとても楽しいです。真江先生はバレエだけでなく、目上の方に対する言葉使いや返事についても教えて下さり、これは日常生活の中でも生かせると思っています。

I have been taking lessons from Ms. Mae since I was in the 6th grade, and although there have been many hard times and tears, I love ballet and enjoy the lessons very much because I can talk to her about anything that worries me or troubles me. I love ballet and enjoy the lessons very much.

先生の教え方はおもしろくて、やる気がでるし、どんどん頭にはいってきます。そのおかげで英語を始め二年の六年生の時、英検準二級がとれました。褒めてもらえると、頑張ろうと思うし、結果が出ると、がんばって良かったとうれしくなります。一緒にがんばれるお友達と教えあったり、他の教科も相談できる事も便利、将来につながるお勉強ができるのがうれしいです。

His teaching style is interesting and motivating, and I am able to learn more and more. Thanks to her teaching, I was able to pass the EIKEN level 2 test in the 6th grade, two years after I started learning English. When I receive praise, I am motivated to work harder, and when I get results, I am happy that I did my best. I am happy to be able to study for the future because it is convenient for me to be able to teach each other and discuss other subjects with my friends who I can work hard with.

先生には4歳のときにバレエを始めて以来ずっとお世話になっています。私は恥ずかしがり屋で人前に出るのが苦手だったので、母の勧めで習ったことがきっかけでしたが、先生に出会いバレエが大好きになり14歳になった今でも、週に5回続けています。先生のバレエクラスに行くのが他のどの習い事よりも楽しみだったことを今でも覚えています。中学は先生の母校に通い、勉強も学校生活もとても充実した日々を送ることができました。バレエを続けながら受験をしたのは先生が勉強との両立の大切さを私に幼い頃から教えてくれていたからです。今は二回目の海外生活でアメリカに住んでいますが、よく先生に相談に乗ってもらい、アドバイスを頂いています。遠く離れていても、いつも応援してくれていて、私の大きな励みになっています。アメリカでも、バレエと現地校の勉強、それに日本の勉強も頑張って続けています。将来は先生のように周囲への心遣いを大切に、自分の可能性を信じ行動し、常に輝いている女性になりたいです。

My teacher has been my teacher ever since I started ballet when I was 4 years old. I was shy and did not like to go out in public, so my mother encouraged me to take ballet lessons, but after meeting my teacher, I fell in love with ballet and even now, at the age of 14, I continue to take ballet classes five times a week. I still remember that I looked forward to going to her ballet class more than any other lessons. In junior high school, I attended my teacher’s alma mater and had a very fulfilling time in both my studies and school life. I took the entrance exam while continuing ballet because my teacher had taught me from an early age the importance of balancing ballet with my studies. I am now living in the U.S. for the second time abroad, and I often consult my teacher for advice. Even though we are far away from each other, they always support me and are a great encouragement to me. Even in the U.S., I am doing my best to continue my ballet and local school studies, as well as my Japanese studies. In the future, I would like to be a woman who, like my teacher, values consideration for those around her, believes in her own potential, and acts accordingly, always shining.

私は6年生の時から、真江先生に教えて頂いていますが、辛い事も泣いた事もたくさんありましたが、心配なこと、悩み事など、なんでも相談できるので、バレエが大好きでレッスンがとても楽しいです。真江先生はバレエだけでなく、目上の方に対する言葉使いや返事についても教えて下さり、これは日常生活の中でも生かせると思っています。

I have been taking lessons from Ms. Mae since I was in the 6th grade, and although there have been many hard times and tears, I love ballet and enjoy the lessons very much because I can talk to her about anything that worries me or troubles me. I love ballet and enjoy the lessons very much.

先生の教え方はおもしろくて、やる気がでるし、どんどん頭にはいってきます。そのおかげで英語を始め二年の六年生の時、英検準二級がとれました。褒めてもらえると、頑張ろうと思うし、結果が出ると、がんばって良かったとうれしくなります。一緒にがんばれるお友達と教えあったり、他の教科も相談できる事も便利、将来につながるお勉強ができるのがうれしいです。

His teaching style is interesting and motivating, and I am able to learn more and more. Thanks to her teaching, I was able to pass the EIKEN level 2 test in the 6th grade, two years after I started learning English. When I receive praise, I am motivated to work harder, and when I get results, I am happy that I did my best. I am happy to be able to study for the future because it is convenient for me to be able to teach each other and discuss other subjects with my friends who I can work hard with.

先生には、娘がレッスンを始めた四歳の時以来、十年にわたって、バレエの先生として又親子で一番信頼している相談者として、支えて頂いております。レッスンの時には、生徒達みんなに、常に「バレエを通じて、素敵な魅力的な女性になって欲しい」と話され、挨拶やマナーの大切さにについて一生懸命に教えてくださる姿が印象的でした。又娘が先生の母校を中学受験する時も、海外駐在する時も、先生が優しく背中を押してくれました。バレエと勉強を両立することの重要性、海外生活での貴重な経験や英語力がいかに将来役に立つかを熱心に話して下さりました。娘の人生の節目には先生がいつも寄り添っていてくれています。人一倍恥ずかしがり屋だった娘が、今アメリカの学校やバレエ教室で日本人として自信をもって過ごしているのも先生の教えのお陰と思っております。どんな時も生徒一人一人に我が子のように愛情を注ぎ、心配して下さる姿を見て、娘も将来、先生のように、自分の道をしっかり歩みながらも、周りの人々の助けになれるような女性に成長してほしいを願っております。

She has been my daughter’s ballet teacher for ten years, since she was four years old when she started taking lessons, and has been the most trusted advisor for both parents and children. In her lessons, she always told her students that she wanted them to become wonderful and attractive women through ballet, and I was impressed by the way she tried her best to teach them about the importance of greetings and good manners. She also gently encouraged my daughter when she applied for junior high school at her alma mater and when she went abroad to live in Japan. She spoke enthusiastically about the importance of ballet and ballet studies at the same time, as well as her valuable experience living abroad and how her English skills would be useful in the future. The teacher has always been there for my daughter at every milestone in her life. I believe that it is thanks to her teaching that my daughter, who was shy more than most, is now spending her time as a confident Japanese student at school and ballet classes in the United States. I hope that my daughter will grow up to be a woman who can help people around her, just like her teacher, while walking her own path.

先生には、娘のバレエの技術面でのご指導やアメリカ留学の準備など、様々な場面で長い間お世話になっております。プライベートクラスでは、先生の専門的な知識と豊富やご経験に基づいた的確なアドバイスにより、娘の上達や成長をすぐに感じとれることが多々あります。私がそれ以上に何よりも感謝しておりますのは、難しい年頃の娘の内面をご理解いただき、たくさんの時間を割いて真摯に向き合ってくださることです。そして、親子共々精神的に支えていただいていることです。人間として成長していく上で何を大切にしていかなければならないのか、自立していくために必要なことは何か、娘にとって一番身近な大人の女性として、先生がお手本となり示してくださっています。また、私にもいつもきめ細やかなお気遣いをいただき、励ましのお言葉をかけていただいております。娘の目標達成のために、先生と一緒にチームを組ませていただいている感覚で、とても力強く思っております。

She has been helping us for a long time in various situations, such as teaching our daughter the technical aspects of ballet and preparing her for study abroad in the United States. In her private classes, I have often been able to see my daughter’s progress and growth immediately because of her professional knowledge and her accurate advice based on her wealth of experience. What I appreciate more than anything is that she understands the inner life of my daughter, who is at a difficult age, and spends a lot of time sincerely dealing with her. And you have supported both parent and child emotionally. As the adult woman closest to my daughter, she has been a role model for me, showing me what I need to value in order to grow as a human being and what I need to do in order to become independent. She has also been very attentive to my daughter’s needs and has always given me words of encouragement. I feel as if I am on a team with her to help my daughter achieve her goals, and I feel very empowered.