Originally from Fukui, Japan, Ayaka Sasaki began her ballet training at Tsubota Ballet Company. In 2024, she was selected through the Japan Ballet Competition to attend a short-term program at the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography in Astana. Following the program, she was invited to continue her studies at the Academy as a full-time student, beginning in 2025. There, she trained in classical ballet under Elena Vladimirovna Semyonova and Raushan Kalybekovna Tulegenova, following the Vaganova method.