Studio Stories: CANDY BOX Dance Festival special with Danielle Ricci - Season 4, Episode 54

Danielle Ricci is an educator, choreographer, director, and
dancer. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from University
of California, Irvine in 2006 under direction of Donald McKayle.
In 2014 she graduated with an MA in Arts and Cultural Management
from St. Mary's University of Minnesota and earned an MFA in
Choreography from Jacksonville University in 2018. She has
studied at The Ailey School in New York City as part of their
Certificate in Dance Program studying with Milton Myers, Tracy
Inman, Nancy Turano, and Sharon Wong. Danielle has danced
professionally in California, Texas, and Minnesota performing
with Loretta Livingston and Dancers, Austin Classical Ballet, and
Austin City Ballet. 


Danielle is the Founding Artistic Director of Borealis Dance
Theatre- a professional modern dance company based in
Minneapolis. She is also the director of Dance Camera North- an
annual international dance film festival. She is currently a
dance specialist for Minneapolis Public Schools. Her choreography
has been recognized as "Best of the Festival" at the Frontera
Fringe Festival in Austin, TX in 2010 and 2012.