YUKI WAS BORN IN TOKYO, JAPAN. SHE STARTED MUSIC LESSONS AT THE YOUNG AGE OF THREE. LATER SHE WOULD START DANCING BALLROOM AND MOVE TO ENGLAND WHERE SHE FURTHERED HER EDUCATION IN BALLROOM DANCING.
DURING THE TIME SHE GRADUATED FROM KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, SHE ALSO TOOK LESSONS FROM WORLD-CLASS LATIN AND BALLROOM COACHES. IN 2007, SHE MOVED TO THE USA TO TRAIN AND COMPETE IN THE AMERICAN STYLE RHYTHM.