Broadway star, New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award's nominee and top 10 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, the Brazilian Gianne Abbott has been dancing since the age of 6 when she started with Classical Ballet and Jazz, since then she has never stopped dancing. Gianne has experienced various styles of dance and has specialized in Afro Brazilian Dances with the Dance/Theatre Company “Liberdade Canto e Dança” - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) São Paulo, Brazil in 2000/03.

 

In Brazil, Gianne has danced in several Dance Companies, participating in national and international Dance Festivals, she was the Queen of the Carnaval of Florianópolis in 1998 (her home town) and Cidadã de Samba de Florianopolis in 2007 & 2011, which in Florianopolis is the title of the best samba dancer.

 

Gianne started her overseas career dancing on board of the M/V Super Star Virgo in 2004/05, traveling around Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and in the year after, she worked in China with the show Carmenco 2006/07, where she met her husband, the aussie professional Wake Boarder Justin Abbott, who gave Gianne Australia as a new home.

 

When she first arrived in Australia in 2007, she created Sambaki – The dance of Brazil, aiming to spread the Brazilian dance and culture, and since then she has been working with in-numerous Australian companies, and has been participating as teacher, performer and choreographer in Dance Festivals, Congresses and Multicultural events such as Brisbane Multicultural Festival, Sydney Salsa Congress, Australia Dance Festival, Ritmo Brazilian Festival, Brazil Central Congress, Melbourne Latin Festival and many more.

 

In 2009, Gianne was the top 8 contestant in the hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance, having the opportunity to work with renowned artists and choreographers such as Jason Gilkison, Kelley Abbey, Jason Coleman, William Forsythe, Sarah Boulter, just to name a few, and with the SYTYCD top 10 National Tour, Gianne got to perform in the biggest arenas of Australia. 

 

In 2010 Gianne was a special guest (as a dance teacher) in the TV Show The Biggest Looser. She was also the feature dancer in the shows Rio Carnivale and Ole Olá (both in Sydney). Ole Olá was choreographed & directed by the “Tango master” and also one of SYTYCD's choreographer, Fabio Robles, which Gianne also collaborated with a couple of routines. She was the main dancer in the big production show Brazil!Brazil! Which was one of the international attractions of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore. 

Also that year, she worked with a great number of companies and dance schools, like Rio Rhythmics, Mad Dance House, Raw Dance Company, Brazilian Touch, Bodywize Fitness & Wellness, Zealous Choreography, Expressions, and Qpac (Queensland Performing Arts Centre) where she choreographed the shows "Precious" and "Blink", part of the Yonder project, working with disadvantage kids in QLD, Australia.

 

In 2011 Gianne started new things in her career, she did her firts Brazilian Carnaval Tour for Australian  samba dancers to have the opportunity to experience the great and so rich Brazilain culture. And she became a stunt woman, performing in the stunt production show “Strike Back” by the Californian company Mirage Entertainment, held in Tianjin, China. Gianne has been continuously working with Mirage Entertainment as performer and also the show captain.  (Watch Gianne in stunt action HERE)

 

In 2012 Gianne achieved one of her biggest dreams: to perform on Broadway, New York City! She was the lead dancer and the Dance Captain of Brazil!Brazil!​, the first full Brazilian Show in Broadway’s history. Which made Gianne one of the 3 nominees for the 2012 NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award for her "Outstanding Performance"!​

 

In 2013 Gianne was part of “Outcast”, a Canadian Movie Production that features Hollywood movie stars like Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen. (Gianne appears from around 45 to 50 minutes into the movie, watch HERE)

At the end of 2013, Gianne was the Dance Captain of the great production show “Fantastica! 2”, held in Genting International Showroon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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From 2014 to now, Gianne has been working with Stunt Shows, teaching workshops, organizing her Brazilian Carnaval Tours getting to not only share her culture but also to perform in the Brazilian Carnaval,  and also she has been taking care of her baby boy Odin, born in April 2015.

 

Gianne is a very loving, caring and positive person, she puts 110% energy in everything she does, and we can easily notice that!