Finished Top 14 Season 2 CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance
Danny began training at the late age of 12, at a small studio in Brockville, Ontario. He jumped right into competitive dance and fell instantly in love. After only one year of training in jazz, ballet, and minimal tap, he knew this was his passion! Danny trained for three years at the Brockville Thrill Dancers before leaving and continuing his training at Denise Smith Dance Studio in Manotick, Ontario. He began to broaden his horizons and train extensively in jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, acrobatics, and hip hop with some of the countries most influential choreographers.
Once Danny had graduated from high school, he immediately accepted a contract as a dancer on board Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. He spent six months working with some incredibly talented people and traveling the world for free, but it was coming back to reality that made him realize he needed to make the move to Toronto.
Moving out to the big city at the age of 19 was a big step for Danny, one that proved to be very worth while. He had the fortunate opportunity of training closely with choreographers Linda Garneau, Tiffany McLean, Faye Rauw, and Luther Brown to name a few. During the summer of 2008, Danny was cast as the male lead of a stage production entitled “Red City: Society In Motion” that was a collaborative fusion of different dance styles. He then started back-up dancing for the contestants of CBC’s hit summer television show, “How Do You Solve A problem Like Maria?”. Soon after, he started working on industrial shows and had the opportunity to dance for such artists as Kreesha Turner, Susie McNeill, and Katy Perry.
In December 2008, Danny appeared as a company dancer in Helix Dance Project’s annual contemporary production entitled “RAIN: life in full bloom”. During this time, Danny was also assisting choreographer’s Clarence Ford and Sean Cheesman on the first season of CTV’s “So You Think You Can Dance Canada”.
Danny continues to train in all styles and verse himself in many different forms of dance. He is constantly taking, and teaching class around Toronto, and continues to audition as much as possible.