is a Japanese-Canadian freelance dance artist based in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She has collaborated with local companies including Company 605, OURO Collective, Dance//Novella and Inverso Productions, as well as independent artists such as Cindy Mochizuki, Lisa Mariko Gelley, Raven Grenier, Anya Saugstad and Shion Skye Carter. She’s had the privilege to perform at local festivals such as Dancing on the Edge, Vines Art Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, Dance Deck, Hold On Let Go, Dance In Vancouver, LIFT and Coastal Dance Festival. Internationally, she has performed at Sadler’s Wells (UK), the Autostadt Theatre in Wolfsburg, and the Tanzbiennale in Heidelberg (Germany). Shana is currently a teacher for Dancing with Parkinson’s Canada and Ballet BC’s MOVE programming. She has been a part of the What Lab team for 3 years as the Studio Operations Coordinator and is currently pursuing a degree in Kinesiology.