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Gianni Goffredo was born in Italy and started his training at La Scala Ballet School in Milan. He then continued his education at the Ballett-Akademie Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Munich, Germany and graduated in 2012.
...Read moreGianni Goffredo was born in Italy and started his training at La Scala Ballet School in Milan. He then continued his education at the Ballett-Akademie Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Munich, Germany and graduated in 2012.
Immediately after graduation Gianni moved to New York City were he began his professional career with DeMa Dance Company, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Eglevsky Ballet and later joined as a principal the all-male drag ballet corps “Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo,” which parodies the conventions and clichés of romantic and classical ballet.
With “The Trocks” he toured internationally including Asia, Europe and Americas and it’s with them that Gianni performed on Pointe Shoes and has been mentioned by The New York Times, The Times in London, The Japan Times in Tokyo, Dance Europe Magazine, etc.
Gianni has taught many classes and workshops in Italy and USA and he currently resides in NYC and is an international guest artist and teacher.
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Gianni’s class focuses on pointe work for both male and female in an engaged and encouraging environment. The class will utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes and will include dynamic barre exercises, center floor work and across the floor combinations. The focus will be on strengthening the feet and ankles and learning to smoothly transition Pointe steps to form combinations and to continue to improve strength and develop skills in executing more difficult movements. While giving individual attention to his students, excercises will progress into greater speed, control, strength, stamina and complexity.