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==DAVID MAAS AND DANIA KASEEVA – Quick-Change Act==

''By Dominique Jando''


Dania Kaseeva (sometimes billed as "Dana" Kaseeva) was born on March 21, 1966 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. She is the daughter of [[Rustam Kaseev]] (1929-97), a celebrated acrobat and bear trainer. After training in dance and acrobatics, Dania created, with the help of her father, a unique hula-hoop act with which she made her professional debut at age fifteen. Her amazing technique, dynamic choreography, and magnetic stage presence won her a Gold Medal at the 1988 [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris.

Dania subsequently participated in several international tours with the [[Moscow Circus]], including a 1990 tour in the United States, where she became a headliner. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Dania left the Moscow Circus and, in 1992, was featured as an independent performer at the [[Big Apple Circus]]. She then settled in the United States and appeared in various shows, notably the [[Royal Hanneford Circus]], where she met her future husband and partner, David Maas.

The son of a German-born concert pianist, David Michael Maas was born in the United States and made his circus debut with a slack-wire juggling act. His vocal abilities, however, led to a successful career as a singing ringmaster for various shows in England and the United States, including Circus Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada. While working as a ringmaster, David also studied and practiced magic.

Dania and David created a mesmerizing quick-change act, which they debuted in 1996. They have since performed the act all over the world, in circuses, nightclubs, corporate events, and on cruise ships. The act won them a Gold Medal at the [[International Circus Festival of Enschede]], Holland, in 1999.

==See Also==

* Biography: [[Dania Kaseeva]]
* Video: [[David_and_Dania_BAC_Video_2000|David & Dania, Quick-Change Act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Clown Around Town'' (2000)

[[Category:Artists and Acts|David & Dania]]

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