About Rika

Rika Aman is the owner of Tutu Studio and specializes in helping pair dancers with instructors, workshops, competitions, and companies that best fit the individual dancer's strengths and needs. Her relationships and contacts with coaches and artistic directors worldwide open a world of opportunity to dancers that might otherwise have been overlooked or missed.

A native of Okinawa, Japan, Rika is fluent in both English and Japanese which allows her to readily navigate both Eastern and Western dance circles.

Competitions, companies and schools with which Rika has collaborated, consulted, or connected with clients include:

San Francisco Ballet
Royal Ballet School (England)
Varna International Ballet Competition (Bulgaria)
YAGP 　
World Ballet Competition
The HARID Conservatory
Joffery Ballet
Nashville Ballet
Ballet West
NS Ballet Academy
South Mississippi Ballet Theatre
The Rock School for Dance Education
Mejia Ballet International
City Ballet of San Diego
Montgomery Ballet
Eugene Ballet
White Eagle Dance Company & Academy (France)
Educational Ballet Competition (Tokyo, Japan)
RYUKYU SHIMPO International Ballet Competition (Okinawa, Japan)
Tama City Ballet (Tokyo, Japan)