Daniel was born in Blanes, Spain. At 9 years old he moved to The Netherlands around Christmas time in 1995. In 1996, he started dancing in a country dance club after having seen a country line dance demonstration. His first teaching experience was in 2004 at his Mother’s line dance school, moving on to teach and perform around the world under the guidance of line dance personalities Roy Verdonk, Darren Bailey and Raymond Sarlemijn. In 2005 he felt confident enough to start his own dance classes, so Funky Dance Factory was born and now known as Dance & Motions.

 

Daniel went on to compete at the highest level of line dance, winning the Megastar division on multiple occasions at the WCDF (World Country Dance Federation) World Championships.

He is also the recipient of many other awards for top instructor, choreographer and line dance personality. He also got through to the quarter finals of Holland’s Got Talent in 2010 alongside best friend and fellow dancer Pim van Grootel.

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Daniel is also an Intermediate level competitor in West Coast Swing and has competed in the prestigious Classic Division with former WCS partner, Wenche Malene Bjerke. For several years he ran successful WCS courses in The Netherlands until moving to the UK in July 2018. For 2 years he became an integral part of the WCSUK team and co-taught every Monday in Farnham alongside with WCSUK founder, Catriona Wiles.

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Daniel is also Co-founder of one of the biggest platform of online workshops called StreamLine. StreamLine has won 2 awards on the Crystal Boot Awards 2021.

- Lockdown Awards

- 4 The Love Of Line Dance Awards

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Now back in the Netherlands he will continue to pursue his passion for dance

 

Daniel loves to teach and share his knowledge and passion for dance with other people.