SAMBAKI - The dance of Brazil

This "brasileira" has been dancing since the age of 6 when she started to learn Classical Ballet and Jazz, since then she has never stopped dancing. She has experience in various styles of dance and has specialized in Afro and Brazilian Primitive Dances at the Dance Theater Company “Liberdade Canto e Dança” which is affiliated to UNICAMP(University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil).
During her 22 year career, Gianne has danced in several Brazilian Dance Companies, including national and international Dance Festivals, Star Cruises (travelling around Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand) and the Carmenco Show (in China). In 2007 she was “Cidadã de Samba de Florianópolis” which means she was voted the best samba dancer in Florianópolis, Brazil. In Australia she taught at Sunshine Coast Academy of Dance and Arts and she has been performing, teaching and choreographing for a several Latin Dance Festivals and Companies. And this year she achieved the top 10 of So You Think You Can Dance!