GABRIELA JOVIAN-MAZON

Dancer. Choreographer. Story Teller.

As a child, Gabriela Jovian-Mazon started off with Mexican folklore dance in her home town Mississauga, Ontario. This passion has now led her to dance professionally on an American tour with the musical 'Scooby-Doo and The Lost City of Gold', and with Montreal companies such as Ample Man Danse and Asymmetry Creations.

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Gabriela initially trained in jazz, ballet, contemporary and musical theatre. When she moved to Montreal to study engineering, she discovered street dance and made the transition to hip-hop, house, break and now specializes in whacking, a club culture style of the 70s. She trained on her own to pursue a career in dance after graduating with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Since then, she has performed for theatre, musicals, festivals, commercials, TV and film. She participates in international whacking battles, most recently in Italy, Greece and Mexico.

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Her choreographic world is characterized as eccentric and theatrical, and is proof of her diverse background. Her work has been presented at the Fringe Festival, Vue sur La Relève, Art-fulness Whacking Festival, Festival de Danse Contemporaine de Sherbrooke and for the City of Montreal.

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If she is not performing, choreographing or teaching, she is being creative in some way! In 2022, she completed #dailygabyj, where she created 365 dance videos (follow @dailygabyj on Instagram to see)! Gabriela is an artist characterised by originality, versatility and theatricality always seeking to grow. With contagious creativity, she knows how to transport her audience to a playful and exciting new world. Currently she is seeking to grow into the film & TV industry as a performer as well as a choreographer.