Danita Shaheen began her training with the Capital Ballet in upstate New York. She is trained in Balanchine technique under the direction of former New York City Ballet soloist, David. She has trained with Boston Ballet, River North Dance Company, Burklyn Ballet, Bates Dance Festival, David Parsons, and Max Stone. Graduating magna cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College’s BFA program, Danita performs with Dance Cat-alyst, Double Take Dance, Salma Allam and Dancers, Daniel Wurtzel, Grace Rising Dance, Tamara Saari Dance, Kaleidoscope Dance Theater, Gehring Dance Theatre, Banana Peel Dance, dancesbyremi, MAD About Dance, H.T. Chen and Dancers, Beth Soll & Company, Andrea Gise and more. In addition to these collaborations, Danita was also the founder and the President of the Alternative Arts Association, a multimedia arts organization.