Courtney Giannone is a professional dancer, choreographer, circus artist and movement

instructor. Originally based out of New York City, Courtney holds a BFA in dance from Fordham

University and The Ailey School, and has also trained at Joffrey Ballet, Martha Graham,

Peridance, STEPS and Broadway Dance Center.

She has performed full - time for over a decade in shows/ companies including Queen of the

Night, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, Company XIV, Quixotic Fusion, Malashock

Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theater, Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater, Pascal Rioult,

STREB Extreme Action, and Diavolo. She has also performed the works of Martha Graham,

Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Milton Myers, Max Luna, Jane Comfort, and Lara Wilson.

Courtney was a world champion in 2015 competitive wheel gymnastics for Team USA. She is a

certified instructor of Horton Technique, GYROTONIC ®, Cyr Wheel and also instructs Ballet,

Modern and Contemporary Dance.

Courtney teaches at Golden State Ballet Academy, Mironova Classical Ballet Academy, San

Diego Circus Center, and is a guest instructor at Malashock Dance School and SDSCPA. She

travels internationally to perform, teach, and choreograph at conventions such as Cyrs and

Beers, and schools such as Circus Juventas and Idyllwild Arts Academy.

Courtney has been seen on Harry TV, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, and various other

TV programs.

Her choreographic works have been performed at Youth American Grand Prix, Jacobs Pillow

Dance Festival, San Diego Circus Center, Golden State Ballet, Circus Juventas, Malashock,

BEAT BROOKLYN, Galapagos Arts Space, Dixon Place, STREB (funded by NY Arts Council),

California State University of Long Beach, Cornish College of the Arts, and The Ailey School.

Her nominations, awards and affiliations include Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, The Rolex

Mentor Protege Arts Initiative, Gold medal pianist of Carnegie Hall, acceptances to Cirque Du

Soleil, scholarships to schools such as American Ballet Theater, Kirov Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Joffrey

Ballet, STREB Extreme Action, Diavolo Dance Theater, Buglisi Dance Theater, Pascal Rioult

Dance Theater, contest winner of the Dance Magazine video competition, recipient of the

STREB Emerging Artist Commission, recipient of the Bindlestiff First of May Award 2013,

resident artist at Spaceworks NYC and Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica,

California.