Danny Nielsen is a professional tap dancer currently living in Vancouver, BC. He’s a freelance teacher and performer as well as an avid practitioner of the art form of tap dance. Danny has taught and performed at many national and international tap festivals across the globe including Zurich Tap Fest, Tap Ahead in Germany, North Carolina Rhythm Tap Festival, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Taptastic Festival in Germany, and Portland Tap Fest.

From 2016-2020, Danny toured with Vancouver based dance company Radical System Art (Shay Kuebler) in Telemetry. The show toured the world, being presented in notable venues such as National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Place Des Arts in Montreal, the White Bird Dance Series in Portland, the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv, and the Schritmacher Festival in Germany to name a few.

Danny currently produces/collaborates in projects and shows in Western Canada. Danny recently just created his second full length production entitled ‘On Foot’ with the support for the Canada Council for the Arts. It premiered in both Vancouver and Calgary in the fall of 2019. In the midst of the pandemic, he was also featured in Lisa La Touche’s piece for Fall For Dance North in September 2020.