Daniel Patrick

Teaches at Chicago Dance

With over three decades of teaching experience in all styles, 3 time U.S. ProAm Champion, 4 time U.S. Professional Finalist and literally hundreds of regional and local student winners under his belt, Daniel is easily one of the most experienced professional ballroom dance teachers in the Chicagoland area and we are thrilled to have him back at Chicago Dance! Daniel’s first passion was musical theatre; he studied music and voice for eight years, and has five years of musical theatre experience. By the age of 18, Daniel had discovered Ballroom and Latin dancing, which have now been an integral part in his career. But early on in his career, Ballet and Jazz were the focus of his studies when he began at the Academy of Movement and Music in Oak Park, Illinois .As this Chicago native’s career continued to unfold, he had the great fortune to be trained by some of the legends in Latin and Ballroom, including Vernon Brock, Bob Mederios, Rufus Dustin, Forrest Vance, Enrique Ramon, Suzie Thompson, Marianne Nicolle and Perri Adair.

While Daniel went on to win many titles professionally traveling coast to coast, Daniel has dedicated his career to teach people who didn’t think they could dance and taking them further than they ever hoped or expected to go. “I get the greatest fulfillment out of watching my students start from the beginning and grow over time into beautiful dancers and confident people,” comments Daniel. This dedication has proved to be fruitful for both Daniel and his pro-am students, leading them to become Champions and Finalists. “Dance is for everyone. There are so many different aspects and avenues to it and the benefits are endless.”