Danielle Diniz

CHOREOGRAPHER

Ms. Diniz was a choreographer for DanceBreak and has been commissioned to create new works for Jacob's Pillow, Performance Santa Fe, Avant Chamber Ballet, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Central Utah Ballet and, very thankfully, Ballet Hartford. She is a winner of the New York Dance Project Choreography Competition and her work has been shown at JCE and the Steps Beyond Foundation performance lab, among other festivals. She also choreographed the AEA musical 'On the Air' and choreographs/assistant directs musical theater showcases at AMDA.

She was awarded a grant from NYFA/City Artist Corps to present a full evening of her choreography fall of 2021.

Ms. Diniz trained at In the Spotlight and supplemented her performance studies at the Paper Mill Playhouse and the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute.

After earning her B.A. from Cornell University, she joined the Dirty Dancing national tour and performed regionally in multiple shows, including featured roles under the direction of Broadway's Hunter Foster and Lorin Latarro. She served as Dance Captain/Phantom for three years of this team's The Rocky Horror Show and also was Associate Choreographer for the production's fourth incarnation.

She now is honored to frequently tour with Stars of American Ballet.