He has worked in both the DMV and NYC Dance Communities, as well as Internationally. He started his dance journey at the age of 5 in a tap class at Sharon’s Star Dance Studio. Darnell danced most of his competition days competing at Dance Depot in Waldorf, MD under the direction of Sheila Jedlowski where he competed at competitions including Groove National Talent Competition, StarQuest Dance Competition, and Showstoppers American Dance Championships. Darnell holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts In Dance Performance and Choreography from Towson University. He  made his professional debut performing in the Tony Award-Winning Musical After Midnight on Norwegian Cruise Lines as a Tap Brother (Directed and Choreographed by Warren Carlyle). He has danced in companies such as ELSCO Dance (Directed by Ellenore Scott), Wandering Movers (Directed by Kevin-Ortega Rojas), and XY Dance Project (Directed by Nijawwon Matthews). Darnell can also be seen in Isak Danielson’s Music Video for his song "Hold My Hand" (Choreographed by Kevin Ortega-Rojas). He has also performed in TAPTASTIC (Directed and Choreographed by Brother Brian Davis), Made To Dance In Burning Buildings at Joe's Pub at the Public (Choreographed by Emily Bufferd), Disney’s The Little Mermaid at The Fireside Theatre (Directed by Ed Flesch), Big Band Beat at Tokyo Disney Resort, and also on Disney Cruise Line aboard the Disney Wonder. Currently Darnell is aboard the Norwegian Prima as a Tap Dancer and Dance Captain for the Inaugural Cast of Noiseboys. Darnell is now represented by The Carson Kolker Organization Ltd.