Gabrielle Gambino

Gabrielle Gambino is currently a professional freelance dancer, choreographer, and teacher based out of Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up and trained in New Orleans under Marjorie Hardwick and Gregory Schramel at the Schramel Conservatory of Dance/New Orleans Ballet Theatre. From there, Gabrielle began training with the Atlanta Ballet under the direction of John McFall. She performed in several works such as The Big Boi Collaboration choreographed by Lauri Stallings, Serenade set by Robert Barnett, and John McFall’s The Nutcracker. While dancing at Atlanta Ballet she choreographed on the second company and school. She went on to work as a company member with Dance Theatre of Tennessee where she performed several soloist and principal roles such as the title role in Tom Pazik's Cinderella, Snow Queen and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, and Micaela in Carmen as well as in original works from Darrell Grand Moultrie, Ma Cong, and Ron de Jesus of Hubbard Street. Additionally, Gabrielle choreographed several works for both DTT's professional company and students. Some of her most recent work includes dancing Beauty in Beauty and the Beast, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Swanhilda in Coppélia, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Also original contemporary works by Mallory Baxley, Sarah Wildman, Cherrise Wakeham, Jillian Mitchell, Rachel Truitt and Peter and Ashley Swan. In 2015, Gabrielle founded Roots Dance Project where she directed, choreographed, and danced in both productions Facets of Love and 7 Deadly Sins. She created two original works for Chattanooga Ballet's professional company as well as an original work for Dance Canvas 2019, which was also presented in Zoetic's Mixtape 2019.