Azuki Umeda
Azuki Umeda will be co-teaching a class with Professor Andrew Vaca in the Fall of 2021.
Azuki Umeda is a Chapman University graduate, receiving her BFA in Dance Performance and BA in Integrated Educational Studies. She will be going to CSU Long Beach to receive her MFA in dance in 2023.
She has worked closely with choreographers, such as Will Johnston, Paul Kirkland, Jason Young, and Tawnya Kuzia, as well as assisting different projects and classes with Jojo Gomez, Tessandra Chavez, and Brian Friedman. Recently, she was a dancer for Twenty-One Pilots’ virtual concert, and she was a dancer for FINNEAS’s music video, Shelter, choreographed by Monika Felice Smith.
Azuki is a founder of her dance company, AU.THENTICITY. The company aims to create a collaborative environment for artistic exploration. With her company, she has created an in-studio company intensive, “AU.THENTIC EXPERIENCE.” Azuki is excited to work with various studios and hopes to share her knowledge across the United States.
She has showcased her work at prestigious choreography festivals, such as the IAF Creative Exhibit, The Palm Desert Choreographic Festival, as well as the Capezio ACE Awards. She was also named "Outstanding Choreographer for 4 years" at Chapman University's dance program.
