Daan Bootsma

Daan began dancing at the age of 8 in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, at Grapelli Dance Studio. He started out doing street dance and jazz classes then later attended Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in Amsterdam, where he studied musical theatre, Latin/ballroom, show dance, modern, acting, and singing. During his studies in Amsterdam, he danced with Samadhi Dance Company and performed in shows for national TV and concert halls. After working with Hollands Showballet for a year, Daan moved to New York City to study at the Ailey School, where he became a scholarship student. He attended Springboard Danse Montreal in the summer of ‘18 where he performed works by Maxine Doyle and Michael Getman

Since he’s been working with Nadine Bommer Dance Company, performed in “The Mortality Machine” by Sinking Ship Creations, and danced for Matthew Westerby Company, Overground Physical Company, Dance Entropy, Project.KB, and RudduR Dance.

Daan has performed works by Darshan Singh Bhuller, Anthony Burrell, Laurent Flament, Bob Fosse (staged by Valarie Pettiford), Tyler Gilstrap, Africa Guzman, Gabrielle Lamb, Tara Masimer, and Ray Mercer.