Ballet, Pointe, YDA

Danielle Smith was promoted in 2008 to Ballet Mistress of the Tracy Dee Ballet Academy, known and respected for their dedication to excellence in the ballet genre. 

She has co-produced Academy Ballet performances such as Wizard of Oz the ballet, Drums Spurs and Fangs, Snow White the ballet and Coppelia. Along with co-producing, she is an avid choreographer with a vision unlike any other. Through her passion for dance and teaching she has created remarkable dance masterpieces.

Danielle has been teaching for over nine years. Through these years she has molded and perfected her teaching strategies in order to be most effective in helping her students successfully understand what the art of dance is.

Danielle's classes are designed for quick movement  while maintaining precise placement and quick coordination. Danielle's inspiration for being a dancer was to be a teacher and understand how the body works and can grow through dance. She is a proficient teacher in ballet technique, pointe technique, jazz, musical theater style dance, ballet mime, character and body strengthening.