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Danny Walsh TEACHING ARTIST / CHOREOGRAPHER / DIRECTOR / PERFORMER

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Choreography, Directing, and Teaching Experience L.I.U. POST, POST THEATRE COMANY - LIZZIE (Director & Choreographer) Lizzie rehearsed via Zoom for a pre-recorded virtual performance during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The entire production’s foundation of movement and direction was based on the the Suzuki infused physicalizing of the text pedagogy created and taught by Maria Porter advised by David Hugo. - THE WORLD GOES ROUND (Assistant Choreographer) Danny worked as the assistant choreographer to Anna Betteridge. The show was performed in the Krasnoff Theatre at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

APPOQUINIMINK HIGH SCHOOL - CINDERELLA (Guest Choreographer) Choreographed the number “Your Majesty.” - OLIVER (Guest Choreographer) Choreographed numbers for Fagin’s Gang such as “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two” and “Be Back Soon.” - MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOPS (Guest Teaching Artist) They were invited back to A.H.S. virtually in December 2020 & January 2021 to teach two workshops where they’d be teaching original Broadway . WOLF PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - Teaching Artist At “Wolf PAC,” Danny worked as a teaching artist for dance and improvisation for ages 6-13. The classes they taught were, Musical Theatre Buddy Dancing in which they taught participants basic steps. As well as, Beginning Improvisation where they taught the basic principles of improvisational theatre. Along with working with children ages 5 and 6 and teaching the basic understandings of theatre and how it happens. UPPER DARBY SUMMER STAGE - Choreographer & Teaching Artist - MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE WORKSHOPS (Teaching Artist - Dance) During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Danny taught musical theatre dance for a variety of ages via Zoom through Upper Darby Summer Stage’s Troupe program. In this class, they taught Original Broadway Choreography from A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Dancin’, and many more! Danny was awarded the “Instructor of the Year” award through Dance Troupe this summer for all of the work they put into this class! RISING STARS PROGRAM (Ages 11-13) Before choreographing for Children’s Theatre at Summer Stage, Danny worked with the Rising Stars program for four summers choreographing performers from the ages 11-13 in various musical productions. All productions featured more than 50 student performers. - THE GRUNCH (Choreographer) The Grunch was rehearsed via Zoom for a pre-recorded virtual performance during the Covid-19 Pandemic. - ALADDIN KIDS (Choreographer) - SEUSSICAL KIDS (Choreographer) - A SING SONG KIND OF LIFE (Ast. Choreographer) - SEUSSICAL JR. (Choreographer) Seussical Jr. was produced through Summer Stage’s Children’s Theatre program, featuring performers from the ages of 14 through 17, Danny choreographed alongside director, Bonnie Baldini. The show featured more than 50 student performers. Performance Experience

*ONCE MORE FROM THE TOP: Featured Ensemble Member Post Theatre Company A TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY’S DANCE LEGENDS Dir: Rachel Bertone Lippa’s THE WILD PARTY Eddie Post Theatre Company Dir: Scott Ebersold TBD: An Improvised Movie Various Post Theatre Company Dir: Leah Evans *MARY POPPINS Neleus/Ensemble Upper Darby Summer Stage Dir: Marcus Stevens 42ND STREET Billy Lawlor Upper Darby Summer Stage Dir: Brian Walsh A CHORUS LINE Mark Anthony Players Club of Swarthmore Dir: Abby Shunskis-Dietzler HAIRSPRAY I.Q./Ensemble Players Club of Swarthmore Dir. Brian Walsh **BIG FISH Coven/Ensemble Upper Darby Summer Stage Dir: Brian Walsh *THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Ensemble Upper Darby Summer Stage Dir: Jeff Dietzler * = Dance Captain ** = Assistant Choreographer for tap sections in the number, “Red, White, and True” Training LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY (POST), B.F.A. Theatre Arts (Concentration in Musical Theatre) Dance: Rachel Bertone (Jazz & Musical Theatre), Michelle Vivona (Tap), Nancy Brier (Jazz), Fritz Hector (Jazz & Modern), Carissa Bellando (), Kevin Dietzler (Tap) Acting: Maria Porter (Suzuki & Meisner), David Hugo (Suzuki w/ Musical Theatre, Stanislavsky, Chekov), Valerie Clayman-Pye (Scene Study, Shakespeare, & Voice and Speech) Voice: Rob Gallagher, Dan Matarazzo