Akane Little

Akane Little (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based contemporary dance artist exploring performance as an interdimensional portal into the personal and collective unconscious. They began their dance training as a competition dancer in Starkville, MS, and continued on to study contemporary dance under Alysia Ramos at Oberlin College. During their time freelancing in Cleveland OH, and Brooklyn, NY, they have performed with artists including Catherine Meredith, Megan Young, Pam Tanowitz, Terre Dance Collective, Kinesis Project, Hivewild, Boy Friday│Evik Abbott-Main, and more. They are a featured performer in music videos for Tom Petty (direction by Adria Petty) and Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive). Additionally, they are featured in the dance film You Left Me Alone, with direction by Lauren Fondren and choreography by Katherine Maxwell. They are thrilled to make their debut with LEIMAY.