top of page

Akira Iida

AKIRA IIDA was born in Osaka, Japan. His ballet training began at the age of seven. Mr. Iida studied at the Washington School of Ballet beginning with a summer scholarship program and then joining full-time in 2016, and the Vladimir Kaminski School in Japan. He trained under Kee-Juan Han, Rinat Imaev, Xiomara Reyes, and Mimmo Miccolis. After graduating, he joined the Columbia Classic Ballet as a soloist in 2016. His feature roles include Sancho Panza in Don Quixote and Albert Hilarion (and others) in Giselle. Mr. Iida has worked with a wide range of choreographers and has performed many lead roles both in the United States and Japan. He joined the New Jersey Ballet company in 2022.

Akira Iida
bottom of page