Toni Gabrielli

Toni Gabrielli began her dance career at Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood, Minnesota. She won numerous regional and national championships during her time with Larkin, and assisted in leading younger dancers to experience the same success. After training 15 years in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, ballet, pointe, tap and pilates, she graduated and moved on to become a member of the nationally ranked University of Minnesota Dance Team. She became Captain during her junior year and continues to serve in this role during her senior year.

 Toni began instructing fellow dancers at a very young age, and has continued to do so as a Camp Instructor with the Universal Dance Association (UDA). She has also worked with numerous high schools dance teams in the Twin-Cities area, and has taught at many high school technique and performance clinics. Toni has been a part of Minneapolis-based contemporary dance company, Crash Dance Productions, and has modeled for both Kelle Company and Just for Kix catalogs. 

Her choreography credits include UDA high school summer camp routines, pom dances for the University of Minnesota dance team, and four 1st place Home Routines for the team as well. Toni has also choreographed for Crash Dance Productions, Hillcrest High School dance team in Utah, Exisdance in Minnesota, and in 2009, the collegiate nationals’ jazz routine for the University of Minnesota Dance Team, leading them to an appearance on ESPN and 3^rd place in the nation.