Danielle Sheather
Danielle Lydia Sheather is a Canadian born dancer, choreographer, artist, and educator. Danielle received her MFA from the University of Arizona as a University Fellow and graduated from the University at Buffalo Honors College with a BFA in Dance and BA in Psychology in 2003.
Her professional training includes the Paul Taylor Winter Intensive, Limón Spring Studies Program, Horton Pedagogy Workshop, Centre National de la Danse, Off Jazz Stage D'été, and One Body One Career Countertechnique Intensive. She has performed both nationally and internationally from commercial to concert dance on both television and stage including national commercials. Danielle's choreography has been showcased at Baryshnikov Arts Center (NYC), WAXworks at Triskelion Arts (NYC), WHITE WAVE DUMBO Dance Festival at the Gelsey Kirkland ArtsCenter (NYC), Stevie Eller Dance Theater (Tucson, AZ), McGinnis Theater (Greenville, NC), SoloDuo Festival at Dixon Place in NYC, The Capitol Theater (Salt Lake City, UT) and Le Regard du Cygne (Paris, France). She is currently serving as Assistant Professor at Southern Utah University where she developed the curriculum for the progressive jazz dance track in order to represent a more equitable education. She is the recipient of three Curriculum Innovation Grants, the Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, and co-hosts The Dance Up! Podcast with Dr. James D. Walters. She has previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo, and Guest Artist and Instructor at East Carolina University.