A white woman sits with arms wrapped around one knee.

Gabrielle Greener

SURGE Dance Artist

Gabrielle Greener is a Halifax-based whaacker who trains and teaches at House of Eights. While her dance experience includes a wide range of street and commercial styles, including house, heels, hip hop, jazz funk, and fusion, whaacking is the style closest to her heart. Gabrielle has recently begun her career as a choreographer for SOMOS UNO, a show created in collaboration with Carolin Mateus as one of Mocean Dance’s Emerging Artists in Residence for 2022, PANOPTICONICA, created alongside Nicola Popp for the 2023 Halifax Fringe Festival, and Life’s a Drag with director Anna Mona-Pia. She is also a battle dancer, competing in cities across Canada. Her performance credits include SOMOS UNO, Halifax Pride, Vibrancy Fest, Creative Nova Scotia Awards, HFX Mural Fest, and HFX NYE 2024.