DANCE EMPIRE TAMPA, LLC
TAMPA, FLORIDA

Dance Company was founded in 2007 by a group of talented performers in the Tampa Bay area who believe they could use dance to make difference in their community. VYB thrives on making a mark with their urban feel leaving their audiences inspired and wanting more. Teaching weekly classes, performing for special events and organizing community functions the comulturally diverse group, the performers are well-trained in various styles of dance, making them relevant to any atmosphere. “V.Y.B. Dance Company, of course, blew everyone out of the water with aerial contortioning and an absolutely flawless hip-hop routine.” has trained for over 20 years in the styles of contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and ballet. She quickly found her love and passion for teaching and has been molding young dancers and choreographing since the age of 16. Some might know Danielle from season 9 of SYTYCD as the “bacon girl” with her unique style of dancing; however, many people can recognize her elsewhere. Under the instruction of Travis wall, one of Danielle’s proudest accomplishments include being cast for a part in, “Step Up 4” the movie, as contemporary dancer Vera Williams where she danced along side some of the best dancers in the commercial world including, Nick Lazzarini, Billy Bell, Teddy Forance, and Kathryn McCormick. Other credits include dancing for Booty Firm with Mark Ballas (DWTS), Choreographing and dancing in Set It Off’s Music Video, “Ancient History”, Joshua Cruz’s Music Video, “Shutting it Down”, MAC Cosmetics, Publix, Kash n’ Karry, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Nickelodeon, and Disney. While finding time in her schedule to pursue other dance opportunities, Danielle is apart of the faculty at The Tampa Modern Dance Company as well as The Urban Dance Experience Convention and devotes her time to teaching and choreographing for her home studio, Centerstage Dance Academy in Tampa, FL in addition to other studios around the country.