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Aki Kato (born in Tokyo 1966) is a Japanese choreographer of classical ballet.

At the age of four, Kato took her first steps in classical ballet lessons at her father's school in Tokyo. In 1981, the artist was awarded several prizes and made her way to the renowned Matsuyama Ballet Company in Tokyo. In 1988, she was appointed as a solo dancer at the Stadttheater Bern. In 1990, she moved to the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland. In 1991 she came to the National Theatre Mannheim, where she worked as a solo dancer and choreographer until the end of 2000. Kato trained and choreographed the group "The New Dance Compagnie" (1st Tanz-Bundesliga) for the participation in the German Championships. Over the past few years, this group has consistently occupied first place in the league and has repeatedly won the championship. Most recently, she won the international German Open Championships with this group on 1 September 2001.

Since the opening of her first dance at Mannheim on 1 April 2001, Kato has spent 30 years instructing student dancers.