Akira Uchida: Unlocking Your Creative Gifts

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Lisa speaks with Dancer/Choreographer Akira Uchida about
creativity, curiosity, and how closely linked life's lowlights
are to its highlights.


Akira Uchida, is a dancer, choreographer, creative
director and teacher. Originally from Ottawa, Canada and now
based in New York, he 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 danced on television
programs such as Canada’s Got Talent, Degrassi, The Strain, Over
the Rainbow and Canada’s Smartest Person and has choreographed
music videos for artists such as HAAI, Lights, Ria Mae and Tyler
Shaw. He travels across North America teaching and influencing
the upcoming generation of dancers with his progressive teaching
style and is a board member at Share The Movement, a non-profit
dedicated to uplifting and providing opportunity to young BIPOC
dancers.
@akirauchida





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