Daniel Gaudiello began dance lessons aged six, studying at the Johnny Young Talent School and the Promenade Dance Studio in Brisbane. He then attended The Australian Ballet School during which time he was an exchange student with the
National Ballet School of Canada and the
School of American Ballet. He joined The Australian Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to soloist in 2007. He was promoted to principal artist in 2010, at the same time as his wife Lana Jones. He won the
Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for 2007 and was guest artist with the
English National Ballet for performances of
Le Spectre de la Rose in London and Barcelona, 2009. Since leaving The Australian Ballet, Gaudiello has performed as guest artist with the
Royal New Zealand Ballet, dancing Count Albrecht in
Giselle in 2016 and Don José in
Carmen in 2017. ==Selected repertoire==