Daniel Gwirtzman

Daniel Gwirtzman is an established producer, director, choreographer, teacher, and critically acclaimed performer. Celebrating fifteen years as a New York City choreographer, Daniel has earned praise for the creation of a diverse repertory known for its humor, inventiveness and accessibility, “A flair for the entertaining,” says critic Elizabeth Zimmer. “Mr. Gwirtzman does know that in dance less can be more. And that’s a good thing for any choreographer to know” says The New York Times. His dance musical Encore, presented at the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) last year, has toured to strong acclaim. “Daniel is clearly a fan of Broadway,” wrote Deborah Jowitt, “it’s great to see imaginative dancing like this.” The twelve year-old Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company was “founded upon a philosophy that dance should celebrate human achievement through a combination of discipline and unbound optimism” (The NY Sun). The DanceBreak Foundation, which showcases the next generation of great Broadway choreographers, has selected Daniel as one of the six choreographers for 2010. This summer he directs Washington Heights Summer Dance, a two-week intensive festival open to students of all levels in the Heights, northern Manhattan, NYC. Please visit www.GwirtzmanDance.org to learn more about this exciting summer program and the choreographer.