Daniele Varallo

Dancer

We are dancing because movement is the language of our soul.

With dancing, it doesn’t matter whether you started in a dancing school as a child or only recognized as an adult, that dancing is the missing element in your life that you have been searching for so long. Correct steps and technique is not the only thing that makes you a good dancer. Passion lets you stand out as a dancer and the fascination of dance gives you the final touch that counts. They show the potential and skills hidden inside of everyone and dancing is a way of sharing your inner self with others. This is also how Daniele Varallo discovered dancing for himself at the age of 18 while he was in the process of becoming a trained nurse.

Despite of discovering dance that late, he worked hard for getting better at his new passion and was soon successful in the field of Latin American Ballroom Dancing. He reached the highest competition class very quickly and became Bavarian Champion. It finally turned out that dancing was not only a hobby but vocational, so he decided to live his dream.

He started his education as dancer and teacher at the well known Iwanson International School for Contemporary Dance. When he got the chance to participate in the young talent project „The Place“ in London, he took it. In 2011 he toured with the EDGE Company of the London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS) through all of Europe, before he got his Postgraduate Diploma of the University of Kent/LCDS.

After completing his education as a licensed dancer and teacher, he continued to work on all of the freelance projects he already started during his studies. He also made sure to always continue learning through experience, accepting different projects at theaters and dancing schools, as well as working with various other artists.

Since 2015 Daniele Varallo has been working for the Volkstheater Rostock as dancer as well as artistic assistant and head of training for the dance company.

Teacher

We dance because we want to increase our well-being.

„It should be more important to just do things than to really make them perfect“ - this is the credo of Danieles classes. It doesn’t really matter how good you are or how fast you are learning - what matters is the passion to move your body in new ways. The main goal of his classes is always to challenge yourself, to discover new things and to feel comfortable and happy doing it.

Daniele started his studies at the Munich based Iwanson International School for Contemporary Dance and finished with a postgraduate diploma of the University of Kent/LCDS (London Contemporary Dance School).

He really missed teaching during his time in London, because he had been teaching for some years in different fields before. Thus he was more than happy to resume teaching in Rostock, not only as an Assistant at the Tanzcompagnie Volkstheater but also at the Tanzland school.

His style of teaching and his classes are dynamic and very diverse and colorful - just like Daniele himself. As soon as he has set his mind on a certain project, he is becoming very strict in the way he is working - resulting in many rehearsals and hard detailed work for his students. Nevertheless he is also known for his never-ending patience and humor while working with his classes. He is taking care of everyone in the room - from a first-timer to a veteran-student- and is making sure that everyone is feeling welcome.

Choreographer

We dance to allow free space for non-verbal communication.

We are dancing to express ourselves in non-verbal communication

The choreographies of Daniele are like the person himself: never boring and unique in a special way. He prefers looking beyond the box above using already existing patterns. Like most artists, he is striving to create something new. Since he can call many fields of dancing his home (from Latin American ballroom to contemporary dance), he is not forced to concentrate on just one style but can use his broad experience to create fusions that are surprisingly fresh.

Daniele has a very special way of working with his dancers. While working on a piece, he always finds the special skills and hidden talents of the people, thus using them to somehow merge with each other to form a colorful and fascinating picture in his choreographies. The dancers are the most important tool to bring the work of a choreographer to life!

About Daniele

I dance because it makes me feel alive.

Whoever knows Daniele Varallo knows that there is a lot in this half-Italian/half-Frenchman. For example a lot of crazy ideas and a concentrated load of energy just waiting to be released. Mostly this happens while dancing, the "missing link" he had been looking for so long and which offers him the perfect opportunity to combine both his social skills and his inexhaustible creativity in physical form.

Words like "boring" or "embarrassing" do not exist in Daniele's vocabulary. Always in a good mood and ready to discover something new, he sashays through the world and does not let anything get him down if he has set himself a goal. Also not from weaknesses or criticism, which he takes to heart instead, in order to strengthen his own potential.

But on his way Daniele is by far not only limited to himself. He always takes the time to be there for others and to serve with one or more good advices. In addition, he always stands up more than necessary for the group or for what he is currently working on, because he prefers to give more than not to try at all.