"Also worth noting in the ensemble is Danielle Diniz who adds really great spunk, energy and enthusiasm to her dance numbers..."- VancityVice
Danielle Diniz is a dancer and choreographer based in New York City.
Growing up, she competed with In the Spotlight (Waldwick, NJ) earning national and regional titles and scholarships. She also attended the Paper Mill Senior Summer Musical Conservatory for multiple years and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in English and Theater (concentration in Shakespearean Studies) and a minor in Dance.
Upon moving to New York City, she joined the ensemble of the Dirty Dancing national tour, understudying Baby, Lisa and singer, Elizabeth. Regionally, she performed in The Music Man, Young Frankenstein, The Addams Family and Spamalot and had featured roles in National Pastime and My Fair Lady, both under the direction of Tony nominee Hunter Foster and Waitress's Lorin Latarro. She served as Dance Captain/Phantom for three years of this team's The Rocky Horror Show and also was Associate Choreographer during the production's fourth incarnation.
She now is honored to frequently tour with Stars of American Ballet and dance with partner, Daniel Ulbricht. (Dance Informa published a snippet about their dynamic here: http://www.danceinforma.com/2017/11/08/dynamic-dancer-duo-daniel-ulbricht-danielle-diniz/.)
Danielle continually choreographs, thoroughly enjoys guest teaching and is a junior board member of Jazz Choreography Enterprises.
Her work has been commissioned by Jacob's Pillow, Ballet Hartford, Columbia Ballet Collaborative and DanceBreak, among other companies and festivals.
She's grateful to have taught at multiple studios around the New York area, Kanyok Arts Initiative, The National Dance Institute (NDI), The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), The New York State Summer School for the Arts (NYSSA), Manhattan Youth Ballet (MYB), Montana Ballet, Dance Conservatory of Charleston and even in St. Petersburg, Russia via the Dance Open.
Growing up, she competed with In the Spotlight (Waldwick, NJ) earning national and regional titles and scholarships. She also attended the Paper Mill Senior Summer Musical Conservatory for multiple years and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in English and Theater (concentration in Shakespearean Studies) and a minor in Dance.
Upon moving to New York City, she joined the ensemble of the Dirty Dancing national tour, understudying Baby, Lisa and singer, Elizabeth. Regionally, she performed in The Music Man, Young Frankenstein, The Addams Family and Spamalot and had featured roles in National Pastime and My Fair Lady, both under the direction of Tony nominee Hunter Foster and Waitress's Lorin Latarro. She served as Dance Captain/Phantom for three years of this team's The Rocky Horror Show and also was Associate Choreographer during the production's fourth incarnation.
She now is honored to frequently tour with Stars of American Ballet and dance with partner, Daniel Ulbricht. (Dance Informa published a snippet about their dynamic here: http://www.danceinforma.com/2017/11/08/dynamic-dancer-duo-daniel-ulbricht-danielle-diniz/.)
Danielle continually choreographs, thoroughly enjoys guest teaching and is a junior board member of Jazz Choreography Enterprises.
Her work has been commissioned by Jacob's Pillow, Ballet Hartford, Columbia Ballet Collaborative and DanceBreak, among other companies and festivals.
She's grateful to have taught at multiple studios around the New York area, Kanyok Arts Initiative, The National Dance Institute (NDI), The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), The New York State Summer School for the Arts (NYSSA), Manhattan Youth Ballet (MYB), Montana Ballet, Dance Conservatory of Charleston and even in St. Petersburg, Russia via the Dance Open.