Student Highlight: Danett Hernandez

Posted on December 10, 2013

Danett Hernandez has been rocking her art this year! Danett has been studying with Benjy since 2009 when she took her first acting class at the Denver Center for Performing Arts.

Danett was born and raised in Denver and is married to another BDS rockstar, Miles Wartes. Together they have a 2 ½ year old son, Sebastian, who has proven that the terrible 2’s are no myth. Miles and Sebastian are her constant inspiration as Sebastian keeps her on her toes and her husband Miles never lets her give up.

Although her heart has always been in the arts, she spent a few years in and out of college and realized her heart wasn’t in it. It wasn’t until after dropping out of college for the third time that she decided it was time to be honest with herself. That’s when she decided to seriously pursue a career as a professional actor and dancer.

“I've been performing in one way or another since I was five. My parents still have home videos of me dancing and imitating famous people. I didn't fully commit to a career in the arts until 2009. That was the year I took my first class with Benjy at the DCPA. I was so nervous the first day of class that I almost didn't go. Thankfully I didn't chicken out and taking that class has been the best decision of my life!”

Indeed Danett. We’ve all seen the amazing talents you possess and are so fortunate that were able to witness your growth.

Ultimately, she loves acting because it’s fun and it gives her a chance to play.

“It is so liberating to get to play characters that aren't who I really am. One day you get to be the crazy psycho killer and the next I get to be a bad ass lawyer and at the end of the day you get to go home and just be you.”

Danett isn’t only an amazing actor, she’s also an amazing dancer and has studied jazz and hip hop but her love lies in ballet. She also recently started taking voice lessons from another BDS rockstar, Dani Payne and is hoping to soon be the coveted triple threat!

She’s currently in a play with the Su Teatro theater company called “La Pastorela” after coming off her theatrical debut in “Mestizo”, also for Su Teatro. Along with her theatrical aspirations, she, along with her husband, son, two younger sisters and her father have booked a National commercial that will air during the Super Bowl! Way to go Danett!

“Ever since I first met Benjy at the DCPA my acting career has never been the same. I initially started taking acting classes to improve my character development in ballet, but after my first class I knew that I would be taking my acting skills a whole lot further than ballet. His coaching and techniques have given me the confidence to audition for anything and everything, plays, short films, commercials and talent agencies. It's been five years since I took my first class with Benjy and since then I've booked several commercials, short films, plays and last year I was signed by an agent. To this day I still attend Benjy's classes because, as and artist, you never stop learning, you never stop growing and with Benjy's guidance I am able to learn and grown in the best possible way.”

You’re awesome Danett and we look forward to seeing more from you. Keep rocking it!