Danielle Ansiel was born in Glendale, California, and she began taking various styles of dance classes at the age of three. She started to pursue classical ballet at the age of 11 with “Praise His Name With Dancing” in Norton, Ohio. Danielle began to train with Gloria Deo School of the Arts in 2018, and transferred to the Kentucky Ballet Theatre Academy three years later. She has recently enjoyed performing in KBT’s “Nutcracker” as both a flower and snowflake. She also competed at Youth American Grand Prix in 2022 and 2023. Danielle performed the role of Flora in the Awakening of Flora, and she graduated from the KBT Academy in May 2023. Danielle is excited to be joining Kentucky Ballet Theatre for her second season as a student trainee.