Danielle loves creating, dancing, moving, and achieving her goals.  After receiving a BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, Danielle made a promise to herself to live the dream of being a dancer and performing in NYC. She has performed with Tangerine Dance, Marie Alonzo Snyder and currently with Joyce King/ JKing Dance Company in NYC. She has performed in venues throughout NYC including the Ailey Citigroup Theater. She has also performed outside the tri-state are in exciting venues like the Elgin Ties Dance Festival in Illinois, Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota, Florida, at the Massachusetts Dance Festival and with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. 

 

She continued to set another goal of dancing internationally and using her passport.   She believed she could, so she did. She has had the opportunity to perform internationally at the High Fest Performing Arts Festival in Yerevan, Armenia with Joyce/King JKing Dance Company.  She was also selected as a back up dancer for “Slow and Soul,” a concert tour with Korean Pop Star Wheesung. That show has been postponed but, fingers crossed.  Dreams do come true!

 

With the stress of a demanding dance career, managing money, and maintaining her health, Danielle needed to find something to keep her centered so she turned to Yoga.  The practice of yoga gave her the balance of body and mind, the confidence, and the power of just breathing.

 

Danielle used yoga and movement as her therapy throughout life and enjoys spreading her passion and knowledge onto students of all ages.  Her goal as an instructor is to guide her students to the understanding that anything is possible if you put your mind, body, and heart into it, on and off the mat.  Believe in oneself and never give up.  

Image at top  provided by Peter Yesley, performing with  JKing Dance Company. Image at the bottom by John Thomas Suhar