Biography

Gabrielle Nardella was born in Rockville, MD. She began her dance training at CityDance at Strathmore and later studied in the Pre-Professional Early Release Program at Maryland Youth Ballet. While in high school, she was selected to be a participant in the Ballet Master Class Series at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She has also attended summer intensives, including Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The School of Washington Ballet and Carolina Ballet. Gabrielle is a graduate of the High School Program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She anticipates graduating from Butler University with a degree in Dance-Arts Administration in May 2023. Her repertoire at Butler includes Spanish Soloist, Party Parent, Mouse and Spanish corps de ballet in The Nutcracker. She has also performed in original choreographic works, such as David Ingram’s Adráneia and Susan McGuire’s Church Song.