Danielle Kay
Danielle Kay
BA in Dance, Minor in Theater, UCLA
She/Her
Danielle is a dance teacher, choreographer, and actor born, raised, and based in Los Angeles. With an eclectic dance education, she prides herself on being a dancer and teacher of as many genres as possible, including musical theatre, jazz, hip-hop, tap, contemporary, house, modern, and various ballroom styles. She has served as Adjunct Faculty Choreographer in UCLA’s Theater Department for the last four years, choreographing *Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812* (2025) and *Into the Woods* (2023), and assistant choreographing *Something Rotten!* (2024) and *Pippin* (2022). One of Danielle’s favorite annual projects is the UCLA Pre-College Musical Theater Summer Institute, for which she has served as choreographer since 2022. Each summer, the institute produces a full-length musical in three weeks with high schoolers from around the world! Beyond educating at UCLA, Danielle teaches at various dance studios in LA and runs her own private studio for students ranging from eight years old to 81!
Danielle can be seen acting in a number of commercials and some films. Her favorite credit is the indie feature *Dramarama* (Hulu), a coming-of-age story about drama kids going off to college (sound familiar?!). Regional theater credits: *West Side Story*, *Young Frankenstein*, *42nd Street*, and *Hello, Dolly!*
Danielle has 15 years of teaching experience, and she relishes the opportunity to be a part of her students’ creative journeys. She considers teaching dance to be her life’s purpose, and coaching with MTCA continues to be an unbelievably rewarding experience. She can’t wait to work with you!
