Daniel Montero
Daniel Montero
Daniel grew up in New York where he spent nearly all of his time in the studio training and studying various styles of dance. After high school, Daniel attended the American and Dramatic Academy which let him transition to becoming a member of Broadway Dance Center’s intense training program, Professional Semester. At BDC, he was trained by many of the industry’s top leading and finest choreographers. Daniel is now the artistic director of Dance Xpress, a Staten Island dance studio and Dance Xpress New Jersey. In addition to the dance studio, he has choreographed for many dance teams across the country. He has choreographed for dance programs such as Utah Valley University, Temple University, and Central Michigan University. Daniel also judges for many competitions on both a regional and national level . He is also proud to have choreographed the opening number at nationals for four different competitions. Through all of his experiences, Daniel has the biggest passion for competitive dance. His competition teams are proud recipients of countless high score, choreography and judges awards. Students of his have won numerous titles and championship awards at national dance competitions. His choreography has won 7 Victory Cups and 3 World Championship Cups. His routines stand out for their unique concepts and overall story telling. Daniel likes to use his creative energy to challenge his dancers with positive, uplifting movement. His classes combine technical elements with artistry and passion and provide a comfortable atmosphere where the dancers can be themselves and explore their movement.