Vicki Igbokwe | Uchenna Dance

Uchenna Dance was founded by Vicki Igbokwe in 2009, today the company is led by Igbokwe as Creative Director & Joint CEO and Grace Okereke as Executive Producer & Joint CEO. Since its inception in 2009, Uchenna has grown from an informal explorative company to a tour de force within the dance sector.

The company’s overarching aim is to empower, entertain and educate through dance in a diverse programme that includes the creation of dance theatre production experiences, coaching, dance based empowerment workshops and teaching in schools and institutions.

The Uchenna dance style fuses Waacking, Vogue and House with traditional African and Contemporary, creating a signatory aesthetic that simply is, Uchenna.

Independently, Vicki works as a Choreographer and Movement Director working in dance and theatre and as Coach and Facilitator working in the arts.

She is the Director of Empowerment at People Make It Work and won the 2020 Women in Dance Award from AWA (Advancing Women’s Aspirations with Dance), a charity dedicated to helping women and girls aspire to leadership roles through dance.

Career highlights include a sponsorship deal with Nike (2005-2010) and work as a Mass Movement Choreographer on the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Vicki’s mission is to enable those she works with to Think Fierce, Be Fabulous and Live Free Spirited.