Yuki Tokuda

Yuki Tokuda is a ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer who is based in the Twin Cities. She recieved her training first in Japan and later in the USA, where she moved in 2000. She has played principal roles in many notable dance productions, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Romeo and Juliet. She is also a faculty member at the University of Minnesota. Her choreography was selected for the Walker Art Center's Choreographer's Evening and commissioned by Macalester College, Japan America Society of Minnesota, and others. One of her notable contributions to the ballet scene is MIRAGE Performing Arts, which she co-directs alongside pianist Rie Tanaka. She is also the director of Tokuda Ballet.