Hi, my name is Daniel. I’m originally from Brazil, but I’m a new newly Canadian now. When my older brother started dancing at a community centre, I saw his first performance I was really, really inspired and excited about dance. It became another way for me to get out all my extra energy out and get moving. My love of dance comes from performing, really getting to move. And I love when I perform for kids that I made kids laugh. I think it’s super fun to be silly on stage and to make fun of yourself on stage is super fun. I love partnering. Every time that I get to do some lifts and tosses, toss some girls up in the air, I, I have a lot of fun with that and that maybe roll on the ground and be silly every time I get to just be silly.
I like teaching when the students are open to learn, open to the new experiences and they don’t feel scared to make mistakes. That’s when I like it. The real feedback is when you can see students getting excited, when they’re having a hard time doing a step. And after you coach them, and they’re actually able to do the step, you can see them light up and they’re like, I can actually do this!
