Danielle Guillermo
Danielle Smith Guillermo is a dance educator and choreographer. She is currently an adjunct instructor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at Messiah College, where she teaches classes in ballet, modern, and creates choreography for the performance ensemble, GiViM. Danielle also hosts, "Open Classes with Danielle Guillermo," a weekly drop-in ballet class for intermediate-advanced dancers throughout Central PA. Annually, she presents a "Day of Dance," a benefit for various charities.
Ms. Guillermo, a Harrisburg, PA, native is an alumna of the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet (PRB), formerly Cumberland Dance Company. She continued her training on scholarship at Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Juilliard Intensive, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and American Dance Festival. Danielle attended SUNY-Purchase College for one year before joining Avodah Dance Ensemble in New York under the direction of JoAnne Tucker. She then danced for Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II under the direction of Shonna Hickman-Matlock. There she originated roles in works by Hickman-Matlock, Kevin Ward, Crystal Michelle and William McClellan.
In July 2013, Danielle was one of six choreographers selected for the first ever Breaking Glass Emerging Female Choreographer's Project (Ellenore Scott, SYTYCD). The opportunity to share her work at Symphony Space (NYC) and year of mentorship provided by the Project encouraged her growth as an artist and entrepreneur. During this same time period, Ms. Guillermo completed The Ugly Duckling, a 30 minute modern dance performance and in-school residency program that tackles bullying while celebrating diversity and individuality. An original score was created by musician/composer James Casey, it was premiered by Pennsylvania Regional Ballet in May 2014 and reached over 2000 children in the Harrisburg School District between 2014 and 2015.
As an instructor, Danielle has been on faculty at Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, Hershey School of Dance, Jeraldyne's School of the Dance (DCDC), Prazon Contemporary School of Dance, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet's Summer Intensive. She holds a BA in Art History from Mansfield University.
Follow her work at: daniellesmithguillermo.com or fb.com/daniellesmithguillermo