Broadway Dancer Visits Morristown-Beard

Broadway dancer Daniel Kermidas visited on October 6 and 7 to conduct master classes and discuss the ins and outs of being a professional performer.

Kermidas, who was part of Broadway’s first national tour of West Side Story and is co-founder of the Kermidas Dance Company, led students through a number of dance routines including choreography from West Side Story. He also discussed his career path with students and answered questions about auditions and the business of dancing.

His choreography credits include Technolite, The Nutcracker, A Night of New York, Wonderland, One Night Only, and Alice in Wonderland. Kermidas’ other credits include So You Think You Can Dance (seasons 4 and 5) and the 72nd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

He attended Maryount Manhattan College for Dance and Musical Theatre and also studied dance with Amber Perkins, David Parsons, Dereky Mitchell and Joshua Bergasse. Kermidas has taught at Binghamton University and The Dance Connection, in addition to the West Side Dance Center in Randolph, NJ.

He will return to Morristown-Beard School in December when The Kermidas Dance Company performs “Cinderella – A Modern Story” in Founders Hall on December 3-4.