A native of Yokohama, Japan, Erina spent the majority of her performing career with Cincinnati Ballet, where she danced many works from Septime Webre, Val Caniparoli, Victoria Morgan and George Balanchine. After leaving Cincinnati Ballet, she was a leading soloist with the Broadway musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ for seven years.
Erina was a faculty member for the Academy of Cincinnati Ballet and Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre, as well as many other arts organisations throughout the country. She served as artistic director for an annual benefit gala ‘Hope’ in Las Vegas from 2008-2016.