Daniel started developing choreographic works early in his dancing career.

His initial opportunities took place at young choreographer’s workshops with the Zurich Opera House Ballet and with The Scottish Ballet in the early 1990s.

He continued to create short scale works at Northern Ballet and as freelance which included:

“Glass Canon” (Northern Ballet, 2010 and 2012 mixed programmes)
“The Three Musketeers” fight scenes (Estonia Ballet 2009, Alberta Ballet 2014, Northern Ballet 2018)
“Elves & the Shoemaker” (Northern Ballet, 2014 – original music by Philip Feeney)
“Untainted Parallel” (Northern Ballet, 2011)
“Overworlds & Underworlds” (Leeds Canvas – London 2012 Olympiad)
“Danzando Felini” (Milan, 2011 Italy-UK Business Awards)

Daniel’s full-length ballet productions to date are:

“Nijinsky – God of the Dance” (Slovak National Ballet, 2015 – original music by Carl Davis)
“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” (Northern Ballet, May 2017 – original music by Gary Yershon)
“Chaplin, The Tramp” (Slovak National Ballet – to be premiered in March 2019 – original music by Carl Davis)

Daniel has also produced digital films for Northern Ballet:

“Brief Landing”, “Music Box Ballerina” & “Strong Comeback” (Meet a dancer project 2013)

“Locked In” – Part of the “Locked down. Locked In. But Living.” (Project for The Lawrence Batley Theatre, 2020)

He is currently producing a creative collaboration between Northern Ballet and Teesside University to create Northern Ballet’s 1st Virtual Reality dance piece.