Gabriella Gavazzi
Guest Instructor
Gabriella Gavazzi was born and raised in Mechanicsburg, PA and began her dance training at DanceVibe at the age of 8. After experiencing a wide variety of styles and participating on the competition team, she attended various competitions, workshops, and summer programs including the New York City Dance Alliance, Joffery Ballet School, and Parsons Dance summer intensives. She stayed with DanceVibe until her high school graduation, and is now attending Marymount Manhattan College’s prestigious dance program under the direction of Katie Langan along with a second major in biology. Gabriella has worked with professional choreographers including Kimberly Elliot (Kim Elliot Dance) and Lauren Grant (Mark Morris Dance Group). At MMC, Gabriella has taken O’Donnel, Nikolais, Graham, and Limón modern techniques, and ballet from former principle dancers of the Paris Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Dutch National Ballet, and more! Gabriella was invited and has been working with Kim Elliot Dance on a full length work, Masks of a Woman, which will debut in September 2020. She will be graduating in 2022, and plans to pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.