Gabrielle Showalter

Gabrielle Showalter is an alumni from Nittany Ballet who graduated in 2022 after training in ballet since she was 3 years old. She was trained at Nittany Ballet for over a decade under Artistic Directors Rebecca Maciejczyk and Connor Weigand, and instructors such as Paul Gibson and Jennifer Muccitelli. She also received private training from Leslie Hench for seven years.

She has attended summer intensive programs at Cedar Islands with Suzanne Farrell, Alonzo King LINES Ballet Advanced Program, and Arts Umbrella, as well as the summer program at Nittany Ballet. Throughout high school she performed roles such as the Snow Queen and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, and other featured roles in ballets including Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Additionally, she performed as an apprentice with Boundless Bodies Contemporary Ballet.

She has taught 7-8 year olds and adults at Leslie Hench’s Ribbon Mill Ballet, and adult classes at Nittany Ballet. Gabrielle is in her final undergraduate year at Penn State University Park with a Psychology major. She is primarily interested in child development and is hoping to work toward her master’s degree in child counseling after she graduates college.