Daniel Gaudiello (born 1982) is an Australian ballet dancer. He performed with The Australian Ballet from 2004 until his retirement as a principal artist in March 2016[1] to dance and teach as a freelancer.[2]
Dance career
Daniel Gaudiello began dance lessons aged six, studying at the Johnny Young Talent School and the Promenade Dance Studio in Brisbane. He then attended The Australian Ballet School during which time he was an exchange student with the National Ballet School of Canada and the School of American Ballet. He joined The Australian Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to soloist in 2007.[3][4] He was promoted to principal artist in 2010, at the same time as his wife Lana Jones.[5]
Since leaving The Australian Ballet, Gaudiello has performed as guest artist with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, dancing Count Albrecht in Giselle in 2016[6] and Don José in Carmen in 2017.[2]
^Smethurst, Chloe (27 August 2011). "British Liaisons". The Age. Retrieved 7 August 2012. Daniel Gaudiello nails the technical demands of the Red Knight
^Jones, Deborah. "Giselle". deborahjones.me. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^Fisher, Dolce (3 June 2011). "Bodytorque – Muses". Dance informa. Retrieved 13 December 2011. Gaudiello definitely gave the audience a glimpse of his vision for the story as a full-length work.
^Martin, Rebecca (15 June 2010). "The Australian Ballet - Bodytorque a la Mode". Dance informa. Retrieved 7 August 2012. What was great about this piece was Gaudiello's willingness to take risks.
^"Daniel Gaudiello". Australian Dance Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011. For a dashing, elegant and mature portrayal of Franz [in Coppelia] ...
