Danielle Dodds-Stewart -  Director of Children's Programs

Danielle holds a BFA and MFA in Dance from the University of California, Irvine. She has an extensive background as a professional choreographer, dancer, actress, and model in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and Europe. With her versatility, Danielle’s career has included major magazine ads in Glamour and International Vogue, dancing in the Washington Ballet, as well as work in films and commercials. She has taught at the University of California, Irvine, Rancho Santiago College, and Orange Coast College and has been an Irvine Dance Academy faculty member since 1984. Danielle teaches many levels of Ballet, including Creative Ballet, Pre-Ballet and is a teacher/choreographer for The Dance Club at West Coast School of the Arts.