Ezralow studied dance at the
University of California at Berkeley and graduated in 1976. He began as a dancer with the dance companies 5X2 Plus,
Lar Lubovitch,
Paul Taylor, and
Pilobolus. He was one of the original dancer-choreographers of
MOMIX and is a founding member of ISO Dance. In
The New York Times review in 1986, the reviewer noted that "Daniel Ezralow is an unforgettably gutsy and intelligent virtuoso dancer." He has created original works for, among others,
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,
Batsheva Dance Company of Israel, the London Contemporary Dance Theatre, and the
Cirque du Soleil show
LOVE. His company, the Daniel Ezralow Dance Company performed at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, Israel, in the 2008-09 season. His works for opera include
The Flying Dutchman, for the Los Angeles and Houston Opera Companies, Maggio Musicale's
Aida with
Zubin Mehta as conductor, and the
Paris Opera Ballet. He also choreographs for advertising campaigns including The GAP,
Issey Miyake, and
Hugo Boss. In 2016 Ezralow toured with his dance company, Ezralow Dance, throughout America including dates at the
Prince Theater and the
Wallis Annenberg Center. He returned to the Annenberg later in 2017. Ezralow collaborated with
Katy Perry and
Skip Marley on the 59th Grammy awards, where Perry debuted her song "Chained to the Rhythm". ==Work==