Akira Uchida is a dancer, choreographer, creative director and teacher, originally from Ottawa, Canada. Now based in New York City, Akira has presented work at the Capezio Ace Awards, Fire Island Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, New Victory Dance and created work for the Joffrey Ballet School and the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. He has worked with music artists such as HAAI, Leon Vynehall, Photay, Lights, Ria Mae and Tyler Shaw and had his work featured on platforms such as Nowness, FACTmag and Dance Magazine. Akira is currently a faculty member as a contemporary teacher on JUMP Dance Convention, for which he travels across North America making his influence on the upcoming generation of dancers with his progressive teaching style. Outside of his time working on projects in NYC, Akira is a board member at Share The Movement, a non-profit dedicated to uplifting and providing opportunity to young BIPOC dancers.