Born in;Leeds, UK Heritage;White British Qualifications;Young Persons Arts Award (Gold), NVQ2 Fitness, First Aid, Youth Dance Teacher Training, BA Hons Performance:Dance (York St John) (1st Class), Diploma (The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance) Dance Styles;Reggae, Samba, HipHop, Reggaeton, Ragga, Dancehall, Contemporary Danielle Byars was born in Leeds and currently resides and works in the city. She has recently completed a degree in Dance at York St John University and has achieved a first. Danielle began dancing at the age of nine. Between high school and further education Danielle began her pursuit of dance training, studying Dance A-level alongside courses in Drama and Sociology. Throughout her A-level course Danielle gained experience of and trained in various Contemporary Dance techniques as well as Hip Hop and Ragga with Pako (So Kool International Hip Hop Organisation) and Reggae with David Hamilton (Regeyeshun Dance/ Founder Phoenix Member) outside of college. Danielle works as a freelance dance artist, teaching dance to both young people and adults in a variety of settings. The different educational organisations Danielle has worked and taught for include:Get Moving!, Connecting Youth Culture, Drumming4Business, Ralph Thoresby Community Arts College, Leeds City Council, Ascendance Rep and more. Danielle has performed as part of numerous projects exploring various dance styles. Some of her biggest achievements include performing at York Theatre Royal as part of Dansopolis and performing in The Bob Marley Project (2005), Heart Beat Riddim Chant (2007) and Dubwise Lik (2009) at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Danielle has performed at various events in other cities around the UK and also in other countries:Club Mambo, Copenhagen, Denmark. Teatro de Almada, Lisbon, Portugal, Crowne Park Plaza, New Delhi, India. Danielle’s most influential teachers include:David Hamilton (Regeyeshun Dance), Beth Cassani (Cassani Dance), Rita Marcalo (Instant Dissidence), Francsico Almeida (So Kool) and Ella Peck (Element Dance).From September to December 2007, Danielle studied dance in Lisbon, Portugal as part of her degree course, here she undertook training in a variety of styles and has since returned to the UK with further skills to utilize through teaching, choreography and performance. Danielle is currently about to embark on a one year course at The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance in Dundee to aid her to transit into professional dance theatre employment.