DANNY GOLDING

 

Growing up in Broken Hill NSW, Danny embraced

dancing as much as he could in a small town before making the decision to relocate to began studies at Newtown High School of Performing Arts. He completed his bachelor in dance performance at the Adelaide Centre of Arts and in 2005 he commenced work with the Australian Dance Theatre under esteemed choreographer, Garry Stewart. This was a dream come

true for Danny, who worked with the company for two years, touring extensively internationally. In 2008, he began working with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and performed in the inaugural productions on both the Independence and Oasis Of The Seas.

In 2009 Danny earned a place in Australia's So You Think You Can Dance, and successfully competed making Top 12. After dancing for many years, Danny then decided to study circus and in 2011 he was accepted into The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA). He graduated in 2013,

specialising in both aerials and pole. During his studies at NICA, he worked with The Production Company in Chess the musical directed by Gale Edwards. He also appeared on Australia’s Dancing With The Stars, and was featured on ABC  Network’s Adam Hills On Gordon Street. He also

appeared on Everybody Dance Now for Network Ten with the all male review Boylesque, and was a semi-finalist on Australia’s Got Talent with the acrobatic troupe Circotic. He directed his own original cabaret, Les Femmes and the Male Minority for a season at Melbourne's Red Bennies. Danny was also selected to represent NICA at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain to perform in the opening showcase.

After graduating in 2014, Danny commenced work with artistic director Neil Goldberg for Cirque Dreams. He performed in the US tour of Holidaze, and Jungle Fantasy for Norwegian Cruise Lines, where he was appointed the role of Company

Manager.

Since returning to Australia in 2016, he has performed in Spiegelesque under the Spiegel

Zelt directed by Wayne Scott Kermond and the

Kermond Creative. He also performed in the

Cabaret Cathedral's production of Razzle Dazzle,

choreographed and directed by Jason Coleman. He was awarded ‘Best Male Performer’ by the

Australian Aerial Awards in 2016. As well as

performing at corporate events across Australia;

with various artists including Jean Paul Gaultier for his exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria. Other artists include Sam Sparrow, Luciana, Ricki Lee Coulter, Darren Hayes, Rozalla, and Anthony Callea. He also performed aerial silks beside Rudimental at The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix for Heineken.

In recent years Danny has dedicated himself to coaching pole dance in studio across Australia, he is largely recognised in the arts community as a highly skilled entertainer. Most recently he was invited to compete and showcase pole dance for

Germany’s Das Supertalent.