Meet The Instructor

Her expertise in the both the competitive dance industry and professional ballet give her a unique edge in working with all students.

Danielle, comes from a wide variety of training and professional work. She is currently a dancer with, Nevada Ballet Theatre. Danielle was trained by the most elite programs in both the competition world (Larkin Dance Studio) and classical ballet industry (Manhattan Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theater, School of American Ballet). All while being personally mentored by some of the industries greatest (Francois Perron, Susan Jaffe, Karin Averty, and Michele Larkin). Dancing since the age of 2 in Minnesota, Danielle has been known as force in the competition world from a very young age. She was not only training and performing at the highest level through her high school years in Manhattan, but also continued to collect some of industry’s highest achievements in the competition circuit including national titles. She also holds many 1st place regional placements from Youth American Grand Prix competitions with the honor of being a national competitor at YAGP.

Danielle’s professional career has lead her from stages in New York City to commercials and tv shows in Los Angeles. As a member of Nevada Ballet Theatre she has performed many amazing ballets including, Septime Weber’s “Alice”, Jorden Morris’s “Peter Pan”, Ben Stevenson’s “Dracula”, Paul Taylor’s “Company B”, Balanchine’s “Serendae”, “Slaughter on 10th Ave” and “4 Temperments” and more. Her most favorite roles have been, a Cygnet (Swan Lake) and Little Red Riding Hood (Sleeping Beauty).

When Danielle is not dancing or teaching she works as a Judge for Starpower Talent Competition. Danielle is also the director of Resurgence intensive and travels across the nation delivering elite technique training to studios everywhere, inspiring dancers wherever she goes. She is also a resident choreographer for 3 studios including. Her choreography has been recognized in various cities across the US which has given her the opportunity to be a guest choreographer over the past 10 years to more than 15 studios. Her background in a wide variety of training and professions experience allows her to offer the most effective training tools and knowledge. Her students have reached great levels of success and she is eager to reach even more dancers who are ready to be their best!