Gabriela was born in Mcallen, Texas, and began dancing at the age of three. There she danced with South Texas Dance Theatre under the direction of Babil and Jill Gandara and later on began to train with Joan Manuel Reyes with Royal Dance Studio. She has been dancing for 15 years and in all types of dance such as: ballet, tap, jazz, flamenco, modern, and contemporary. Outside from the studio, she has attended various summer intensives which include Ballet Pensacola (Pensacola, Florida), Western Ballet Theatre (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico), Centro Prodanza (Havana, Cuba) and Ballet Austin (Austin, Texas). After high school, she moved to Boston to train with the Boston Ballet School and had the opportunity to work with their City Dance outreach program in which the elementary students explore all kinds of dance and movement. Aside from teaching, Gabriela is currently training to pursue her professional career in dance.
