Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mayumi Enokibara was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. She received her dance training at Escola Estadual de Danças Maria Olenewa, Theatro Municipal. During summers, she received additional training at the Royal Ballet School in 2009 and Brianski, Mass., in 2010. After attending the 2011 MCB Summer Intensive, Enokibara was invited to stay for the school year program with a full scholarship. She moved to Miami at age 14 to train at Miami City Ballet School. She also attended the 2012 and 2014 summer intensives there. She became an Apprentice in 2013 and received the Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award in 2015 upon her graduation from MCB School. Enokibara joined Miami City Ballet in 2015 as a corps de ballet member.

Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient

Roles since joining MCB

George Balanchine 
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Bourrée Fantasque
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
La Source
Raymonda Variations
Swan Lake
Symphony in Three Movements

Twyla Tharp
In The Upper Room

* Miami City Ballet School Alumni