Dance Career:
  •  Amsterdam University of the Arts at Dutch National Ballet Academy
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Gillian Murphy Scholarship Award - www.uncsa.edu/news/20171205-daniela-thorne.aspx)
  • Nominated member of International Dance Council-CID by president of association Mr. Alkis Raftis  http://www.cid-world.org/ 
  • Menlo Park Academy (San Francisco Bay Area)
  • San Jose Ballet 

Accomplishments:
  • Role of "Snow Flake" with the corps de ballet at Dutch National Ballet Nutcracker (Winter 2019)
  • Role of "Parent in Party Scene" with the corps de ballet at Dutch National Ballet Nutcracker (Winter 2019)
  • Made a piece for Dutch National Ballet Academy Choreographic Project and the piece was chosen by the director for school demonstration (Winter 2019)
  • Role of "Raymonda" at UNCSA  Spring Dance 2019
  • Role of "First Violin" for "Concerto Barocco" at UNCSA Winter Dance 2019
  • Role of "Sugar Plum" at UNCSA Nutcracker 2018
  • Principal role of "Paquita" at UNCSA Spring Dance 2018
  • Role of Center Girl in "Symphonic Variations" at UNCSA Winter Dance 2018
  • Prix de Lausanne 2018
  • Earned Distinction in all Royal Academy of Dance Exams (Grades 1 through Advanced )
  • UNCSA Fall 2017 onward (Gillian Murphy Scholarship Award)
  • Youth America Grand Prix  (YAGP- http://yagp.org/)
    • YAGP San Francisco 2014
    • YAGP San Francisco 2015
    • YAGP San Francisco, Denver, New York Final 2016
    • YAGP San Francisco,  New York Final 2017
    • YAGP New York Top Finalist 2017
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​Video Feature 
Get to know a little about Daniela in this 6 minute UNCSA Promotional Video
​Ballet dancers reach new heights in Marius Petipa's "Raymonda"

Summer Intensives:​
  • Dutch National Ballet (Merit Scholarship 2019)
  • Tivoli Ballet Skole in collaboration with Hamburg Ballett (2019)
  • Houston Ballet (Merit Scholarship through Prix De Lausanne 2018)
  • International Ballet Summer School at Palucca University (Merit Scholarship through Prix De Lausanne 2018)​
  • American Ballet Theater (2014-2015 & 2017)
  • Ellison Ballet (Merit Scholarship 2016)
  • Master Ballet Academy (2015)
 
Current Teachers:
Caroline Iura
Emanouela Merdjanova
Ernst Meisner
Eva Draw Vorobiev
Grigory Tchitcherine
Jane Lord
Laurence Korsenti
Rinat Gizatulin
Susan Jaffe

Past and Guest Teachers:
​Abigail Yager
Anne Peyk
Angelina Sansone
Carlos Dos Santos
Cheryl Yeager
Christian Canciani
Clairemarie Osta
Cynthia Harvey
​Dayna Fox
David Makhateli
Edward Ellison
Erin Yarbrough-Powell
Fabien Voranger
Franco De Vitta
Guy, Jean-Jacques, Albouy
​Ilya Kozadayev
Irina Dvorovenko
Jared Redick
Jason Beechey
Jennet Zerbe
Juhani Teråsvuor
Jolanta Valeikaite
Julie Giordano
​Julie Kent
Kate Lydon
Kevin Haigen
Kristine Elliott
Konstantin Tselikov
Laura Martin
Laurie Yeames
Leslie Browne
Lorena Feijoo
Mara Galeazzi​
Marina Antonova
Mercedes Bernardez
Misha Tchoupakov
Monica Mengarelli
Monique Loudières Dirmann
Nadia Pavlenko
Nanette Glushak
Nicolas Le Riche
​Nina Danilova
Raymond Lukens
Rebecca Gladstone
Sally Rojas Herrera
Sarah-Jane Measor
Siner Gonenc Boquin
​Véronique Jean
Xiomara Reyes
Yannick Boquin
 
Mentors:
Eva Draw Vorobiev
Gillian Murphy
​Laurie Yeames
Susan Jaffe
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