Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Dani moved to Sweden at an early age. He was studying to become a civil engineer in electronics at the university when he decided to take dance classes for fun. He was still doing it for fun when he applied to the Ballet Academy of Stockholm at the age of 24, one of the oldest dancers to have ever been admitted to the school. He assisted choreographer Jamie King at the Europe MTV Video Music Awards for a Ricky Martin performance (he also got to dance in the show). During his last year at the academy he went to an audition for Saturday Night Fever in Cologne, Germany and was the only Swede to get the job after the audition. From Cologne, he stayed in Germany to perform in the hit show Miami Nights in Dusseldorf (a steamy cross between Strictly Ballroom and Dirty Dancing). From Germany he moved to London (where his future wife Christina was living) to join an arena tour of Saturday Night Fever. After the tour he stayed in London to rehearse for a UK tour of Fame: The Musical that took him all over England. At the end of it he turned down an offer to join the cast of Fame in the West End. It was now time to start a new chapter and start a family. He and Christina decided to settle down in Canada where Chris is from.
Jumping right into the entertainment industry in Canada, He got to travel and see the country with shows such as, Jesus Christ Superstar, Oklahoma! and Cinderella, and has been able to do his favorite role to date as Bernardo in West Side Story in several prestigious theatres across the country. He also got to work close to home in Toronto, as part of the traditional, and always fun, Ross Petty Christmas Shows – Aladdin and Peter Pan.
Dani also discovered another direction for himself, Film and Television. He was Munir, a CIA translator working for terrorists in Traitor, a Bollywood dancer next to Mike Myers in the Love Guru, danced with Paris Hilton in Repo! The Genetic Opera. He has also had roles on Nikita, Zero Hour, Masterminds, Sue Thomas FBEye and the Border. One of the best experiences though was dancing in the movie Once Upon a Mattress and hanging out with Carol Burnett, Dennis O’Hare and Tracy Ullman. (Not proud that Tracy beat him at tennis though). In 2008 everybody called him ”the Koodo guy”. With his face decorated with a thick mustache and combover he was on billboards, buses and newspapers all over the country… He has also been featured in commercials for Italpasta, Panasonic, HBC, RBC.
Dani believes in working hard, appreciating life and being part of a big loving family. He is the proud father of two beautiful little boys, Eddie and Leo, and married to his best friend and soulmate Christina…..