Gabrielle Barnes was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, where she began her dance training at the age of four and furthered her studies at Florida State University’s School of Dance, graduating with a BFA in dance in 2021. She is a Balanced Body Comprehensive–certified Pilates instructor. She has performed works choreographed by Paul Taylor, Norbert De La Cruz III, Merce Cunningham, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Donna Uchizono, David Parsons, Trey McIntyre, Francisco Graciano, David Grenke, and Laura Halzack, to name a few. Gabrielle has recently performed with The Heraclitus Project; NANM, A Robenson Mathurin Dance Company; and Laura Halzack. She received a scholarship for the Taylor School in 2022 and joined the Taylor Outreach Ensemble in 2023. Gabrielle joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2024.

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