Recently his choreography was featured in “Earth: Healing the Rift,” a performance in Kenya, Africa involving collaborations between visual and performing artists form Africa, Russia, Italy, India, Greece, New Zealand, U.K. and the U.S. He has also set dances on the Beijing Dance Academy in China, Quad Cites Ballet in Illinois, the Aha! Dance Theatre in Kansas City, 940 Dance Company in Kansas, Vandance Inc. in Pennsylvania, and Duarte Dance Works in Iowa City. His choreography has been featured at the Regional American College Dance Festival (ACDF) in ’03, ’04, ’05 and ‘06 and at the Kennedy Center (Diplomacy) in Washington D.C. as part of the National ACDF Conference. Other recent choreographic works include Politics Religion Sex at Hancher Auditorium for Dance Gala 2006, The Long Christmas Ride Home for Cornell College/Riverside Theatre, and Into the Woods for UI Department of Theatre.
As a dancer, Daniel performed works by Alfonso Cata, Beth Corning, David Dorfman, Louis Falco, Françoise Martinet, Lonne Moretton, Charles Moulton, David Parsons and Shapiro & Smith. He danced with the Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, Corning Dances and Co., David Berkey Dance Company, Duarte Dance Works and Vandance.
In addition to his work in contemporary concert dance and theatre, Daniel was a founding member, director and choreographer of the UI Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble, a touring performance group in the Afro-Cuban tradition, which in’04 performed at the prestigious Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC) in Tennessee, and continues to tour theatres and schools throughout the region.
As an instructor he has taught at the Beijing Dance Academy, Zenon in Minneapolis and at the University of Iowa for 3 years as a Visiting Assistant Professor
He was the recipient of the Outstanding Performer Award at the Regional ACDF festival in ’04 and was awarded the Iowa Arts Fellow in ’02. Daniel holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.F.A. in Dance, and currently is an Assistant Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
