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Gianna "Gia" Martello is Abby's assistant choreographer. She is a dancer, teacher and choreographer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
She started dancing at the age of four. Her raw talent and intensive training under the direction of Abby Lee Miller and the faculty at Reign Dance Productions earned her numerous titles as well as regional and national high score awards as a competition kid.
At the age of 16,[4] Gianna began choreographing routines alongside Ms. Miller as well as on her own which led her to discover her passion for teaching and choreography.
Her award-winning routines have earned her much recognition throughout the convention circuit.
Gianna was able to balance her academic and dance opportunities with much success. Most recently, she graduated from Point Park University with a B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations,[5] co-choreographed Alexx Calise’s, “Cry” music video and appears as the onscreen choreographer and cast member of Lifetime’s hit reality series, Dance Moms.[6]
Other information
- Most people who knew her called her "Gia," with Abby being an exception.
- She has no middle name.[7]
- She says the most nerve-wracking episodes are when Abby is absent, and she has to worry if they will win, or if Abby's going to end up hating her.[8]
- She and Alyssa Guerrieri celebrate their half-birthdays.[9]
- Gianna is in the habit of tweeting "11:11" at identical times of the day. [10]
- Gianna was Abby's student by the age of four or five.[11]
- She says the drama is real at the studio, and the drama was worse there when she was a dancer with "really crazy moms."[12]
- Gianna especially enjoys working with Maddie and Brooke, commenting that Brooke is very innovative[13] and that its been stated many times throughout the series that she has a special working relationship with Maddie.
- Chloe credits Gianna with choreographing most of the dances for the show, although sometimes Abby takes firm command with certain routines, such as "The Last Text."
- Gianna also escorted Maddie to California to film the music video for Alexx Calise's "Cry," when Melissa couldn't come.[14]
- Her favorite solo she herself performed was "Look at Me" at age 15, one of Abby's first lyrical/contemporary pieces. Her favorite group dance she performed was "P.S. Take Care of My Baby,"[15] which received a perfect score at most of the competitions it was competed at.
- Everyone in her family danced (e.g., her mom, grandma, aunt, cousin.)[16]
- She loves Los Angeles more than New York, and feels like L.A. is her second home.[17]
- Her favorite places in L.A. are any of the stores.[18]
- Gianna's mother manages Abby's retail stores.[19]
- She wished Maddie a happy eleventh birthday while calling her "the most hard working, talented and loving girl I know!"
- Gianna called "Black and Blue" the "favorite group dance [she had] choreographed".
- She had food poisoning during the pyramid filming of Bullets and Ballet.[20]
- Gianna is a Steelers fan.[21]
- Her second favorite show is Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[22]
- Many months after going to the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, Gianna still had no idea who won in their category, but was pretty sure she would have heard if it was Dance Moms.
- Her "celebrity crush" is Ed Westwick, formerly of Gossip Girl.[23][24]
- Gianna worked as a choreographer on Platinum the Dance Movie.
Pre-Dance Moms Dances
- Look at Me (Lyrical, 2005)
- Wild Horses (2006)
- Pour Some Sugar on Me (2007)
Gallery
To view the gallery for Gianna Martello, click here.
External Links
Twitter page
Instagram account- [[File:|link=http://staree.com/giannamartello]] [1]
- Video Interview 10+ minutes of Gianna speaking
- Interview article Bustle, August 2016
- Google Images for Gianna Martello (or Gia/Gianna of Dance Moms)
- Search YouTube videos for Gianna Martello (or Gia/Gianna of Dance Moms)
- Gianna Martello page at dancershalloffame.com
- Tumblr microblogs tagged "Gianna Martello"
- Gianna Martello at the Internet Movie Database
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