Danielle Gardner is an established dancer, award winning choreographer and mentor to youth, currently residing in Vancouver BC. Bringing her love of physical art to the forefront, she has dedicated her life to teaching young minds to unleash their creativity.
She originally became a recognizable figure in dance as a contestant on CTV's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Season 3.
Danielle has worked with top entertainment companies Matel, CTV, ABC and Disney in TV and Film projects over the past decade. She has been featured along side Flash Dance's Jennifer Beal and Robert Roldan playing the character (Meaghan) on the hit show “MOTIVE". Past credits include: Shadow State, Romantic Child, Iradescence, Centre Stage,Toy story (Voice Actor) and Lilo & Stitch (Voice Actor).
She has travelled throughout Canada the United States, South Asia, Europe and Panama City teaching & choreographing for working companies and professionals of all ages. Danielle was the Head Choreographer of Team Canada West from 2011-2017. Being a former World Championship Winner in Oslo, Norway made her the perfect candidate for this roll. She has taken over 800 kids to Frankfurt Germany and Poland to compete at the IDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS where they won the World Championship title multiple times. In addition Danielle has worked along side World Performers Canada as the West Coast Contemporary & Jazz choreographer where here work was performed in Portugal.
Last but definitely not least, Danielle proudly takes a seat at the table at West Coast Choreo Lab where she has taken the role of Creative Director. WCCL is a youth based choreographic program creating choreographic opportunities for Emerging Artists from around Canada.
Danielle is a career driven young women continuously striving to expand her artistic capabilities as well as enrich the lives of others through dance.