Based across NYC and LA, Ottawa-born Akira Uchida is a dancer, choreographer, and director whose work sits at the intersection of movement, film, animation, fashion, and photography. He has choreographed and movement-directed for music artists including Florence and the Machine, Ravyn Lenae, HAAi, Leon Vynehall, Saint Levant and INJI, and has performed with Bad Bunny on SNL as well as in Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?” music video. His work extends into the fashion space through collaborations with brands such as Nike, Reebok, Eckhaus Latta, CNCPTS, Juicy Couture, Puma and Private Policy. Akira has presented work at Fire Island Dance Festival, b12 Festival in Berlin, Battery Dance Festival, and has created choreography for Point Park University, the Juilliard School Summer Intensive and CLI Conservatory. He was recently named an Emerging Choreographer at Springboard Danse 2025. His recent films Love Tempo, What A Place, and STILL, the latter commissioned by the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, premiered on NOWNESS. Alongside his artistic and commercial work, Akira is deeply committed to teaching and mentorship. He regularly leads workshops and pop-up classes across the NYC dance scene, is a faculty member with REVEL Dance Convention, and serves as a board member at Share The Movement, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and expanding opportunities for young BIPOC dancers.
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