Danielle Polanco
Danielle Polanco | |
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 Polanco at the premiere of Step Up 2: The Streets, 2008 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, choreographer, dancer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Danielle Polanco is an American dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being the leading lady in Omarion's music video Touch and for starring in the 2008 movie Step Up 2: The Streets, in which she portrayed Missy Serrano.[1]
Polanco has choreographed for Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé Knowles. She has also appeared as a dancer in numerous music videos for artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Amerie, Janet Jackson, Usher and Kat DeLuna.[citation needed] She is a voguer under the House of Ninja.[2]
She appeared in the Broadway revival of West Side Story as one of the Shark girls, Consuela.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Idlewild | Swop Dancer | |
| 2008 | Step Up 2: The Streets | Missy | |
| 2010 | Step Up 3 | Missy | |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! | Ensemble |
Videography
- Tony Touch's "Dimelo" — dancer
- Ment 2B's "Wassup Wassup" — dancer
- MVP's "Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1, 2)" (2003) — dancer
- Widelife feat. Simone Denny's "All Things (Queer Eye Theme)" (2003) — dancer
- Young Gunz's "Friday Night" (2004) — dancer
- Amerie's "1 Thing" (2005) — dancer
- Amerie's "Touch" (2005) — dancer
- Omarion's "Touch" (2005) — dancer
- Omarion's "I'm Tryna" (2005) — appearance
- Beyoncé's "Check On It" (2005) — dancer
- Ricky Martin's "Drop It On Me" (2005) — dancer
- LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez's "Control Myself" (2006) — dancer
- Janet Jackson featuring Khia's "So Excited" (2006) — dancer and Choreographer
- Beyoncé's "Get Me Bodied" (2007) — dancer and Choreographer
- Beyoncé's "Suga Mama" (2007) — dancer and Choreographer
- Beyoncé's "Freakum Dress" (2007) — dancer
- Nelly's "Wadsyaname" (2007) — dancer
- Kat DeLuna's "Whine Up" (2007) — dancer
- Usher featuring Young Jeezy's "Love In This Club" (2008) — dancer
- Chris Brown's "Forever" (2008) — dancer
- Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" (2008) — dancer
- Jennifer Lopez's "Fresh Out the Oven" — Choreographer
- Jennifer Lopez's "Good Hit" (Viral Video) (2011) — dancer and choreographer
- Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" (2011) — dancer
- Lady Gaga's "Judas" (2011) — dancer
- Beyoncé's "Run The World (Girls)" (2011) — dancer and choreographer
- Beyoncé's "Countdown" (2011) — dancer and choreographer
- Daddy Yankee's "Limbo" (2012) — dancer and choreographer
- Kelly Rowland's "Ice" (2012) — dancer
- Fergie's "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" (2013) — dancer
- Beyoncé's "Partition" (2013) — Choreographer
- Jennifer Lopez's "Same Girl" (2014) — dancer
- Jennifer Lopez's "I Luh Ya Papi" (2014) — dancer
- Jolin Tsai's "I'm Not Yours" (2014) — Choreographer
References
- ^ "Dancing in 'Streets' is fine, but story ...". Chicago Sun-Times. February 14, 2008. p. 33.
...the supporting cast of young dancers is especially strong, with fine work from Danielle Polanco as Andie's friend
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Danielle Polanco: From screen to the Broadway revival of West Side Story". Dance Spirit Magazine. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
She eventually became a member of the House of Ninja.
- ^ "Broadway-Bound West Side Story Revival Launches at DC's National Dec. 15". Playbill. Retrieved November 26, 2013.