Shiina Yoshida is a dancer with a background in both ballet and contemporary dance. Her practice utilizes both of these backgrounds, and incorporates contemporary movements that are not tied to conventional forms while utilizing the concept of physical beauty in ballet. As a dancer who was born in Japan and received both Japanese and European dance education, she is passionate about the fusion of dance and culture. She focuses on how traditional Japanese culture and dance influence each other. She believes that her mission is not only to protect Japan's unique culture, but also to spread and nurture it as a Japanese artist.

Shiina is a graduate of the MA Dance: Performance programme at LCDS, where she was a member of the inaugural Cohort 01. During the programme she worked with project leaders such as Theo Clinkard, Jenna Jalonen, Hannes Langolf, Paleta, Benjamin Jonsson, AE Company (Aoi Nakamura & Esteban Lecoq), Edivaldo Ernesto, Horacio Macuacua, Jozef Frucek and Alexandra Reynolds under the course leadership of Tom English, Tina Afiyan Breiova and Dr Andrew Sanger and working closely with individual mentor Chihiro Kawasaki.

The MADP course has allowed me to expand on my movement vocabulary and given me exposure to new genres of performance within dance. It has allowed me to add onto my skillset within my artistic practice.