Dance Instructor - Ballet/Hip Hop/Jazz

Danielle Olsen began dancing at age 5. For 11 years, she trained at The Evergreen City Ballet Academy in Auburn, Washington, under the direction of Wade Walthall. She performed in their Nutcracker every year, playing various roles, including her first solo as the Arabian Queen.

She attended Evergreen’s summer intensives for six years and took part in Whitman College’s summer dance lab program.

After discovering her passion for jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop, she joined the Ninth Avenue School of Dance in Federal Way and its performing group, Aria. She also danced with the South Side Dance Force Company in Kent.

Danielle spent many years taking drop-in classes at Cornish School of the Arts and Westlake Dance Center in Seattle. Specifically, she took jazz and lyrical classes from Kirsten Cooper, along with numerous hip-hop classes from various instructors.

For five years, she fit pointe shoes and other dance shoes while working at The Dance Collection in Federal Way.

Danielle attended Western Washington University in Bellingham and graduated in 2009. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching with a focus on Elementary Education.

Her family moved to Anacortes in March 2022. When she isn't dancing, she enjoys hiking and biking with her two young boys and husband.

Danielle joined Fidalgo Danceworks in 2022. Since then, she has taught Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Kinderdance, Music and Movement, and Adult Ballet classes.