![]() Becoming a dance professor was something he never pictured though.īerney comes from a family of doctors. This role was the start of it all for him. “I was Barnaby, the little juggler of our Lady Fatima.” “One of the roles that sealed the deal for me was during elementary school,” Berney says. During grade school he danced, sang and acted. Performing has always been a part of Berney’s life. Not too long after the family moved to South Orange County where he got his start in dancing. He still teaches a few classes at Cerritos College.īerney was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but moved to Santa Monica at the age of 5 when his father got a new job as a doctor. Prior to teaching at El Camino, he worked at Santa Monica College, California State University, Dominguez Hills and Moorpark College. ![]() He choreographs the fall and spring dance shows on campus and teaches beginning ballet, dance appreciation and history of dance of the 20th century. He is one of three full-time dance instructors at El Camino alongside Elizabeth “Liz” Adamis and Jonathan Bryant.īerney says the amount of part-time dance instructors fluctuates throughout each semester. He says he wears that specific T-shirt to represent the college after working at El Camino as an instructor and choreographer for 22 years. He names the movements he desires from his students while they begin class at the bar.īerney wears a navy blue El Camino T-shirt and black track pants and white pointe shoes on a daily basis to teach his class. (Anthony Lipari | Warrior Life)įaint classical music can be heard from the South Physical Education Building.Įl Camino College Dance Professor Daniel Berney’s voice carries outside the classroom where he’s teaching his Monday morning beginning ballet class. ![]() Besides dance, Berney enjoys swimming and surfing. El Camino College Dance Professor Daniel Berney leads his beginning ballet class on April 17. ![]()
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