Raised in the Adirondack Mountain area of New York State, Daniel began Irish and tap dancing lessons at age five, and initiated his performing career with a touring carnival at age nine. His dance studies continued in the Vaganova and Graham traditions at the High School of Performing Arts, and in the Cecchetti and Imperial Russian Ballet School traditions with Vincenzo Celli, Barbara Fallis, Vera Nemchinova, and Richard Thomas in NYC.
Mr. Levans also appeared in films, TV and stage productions, including TURNING POINT, GREASE, RED BADGE OF COURAGE, GOODBYE GIRL, THE WALTONS, and STREET SCENE with New York City Opera. He choreographed musical theater productions of MISS LIBERTY and BLOOMER GIRL for Goodspeed Opera House, BRIMSTONE for Stockbridge Theater and the workshops of Hal Prince and Musical Theater Works, and directed and choreographed productions for the Smithsonian Institute, the King Cole Loves Broadway series at the St. Regis hotel as well as Off-Broadway productions of OH BOY!, THE GOREY DETAILS and AMPHIGOREY, which received an Obie nomination for Best Musical.
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