EDUCATION

Gabriel was trained and mentored by the legendary instructor, Maestro Hector Zaraspe, at his alma mater, the Juilliard School. Gabriel s a former dancer with American Repertory Ballet and he has taught in Argentina, Europe, and throughout the United States (Brooklyn Music School, Princeton Ballet, the Academy of Dance Arts and Gotta Dance in New Jersey). His work has been featured at Juilliard, the Manhattan School of Music, the Shakespeare Theater in Washington, D.C., Alice Tully Hall, the Clark Theater at Lincoln Center, MMAC, and the Lambs Theater. Beyond his Axelrod association, Gabriel is the Artistic Director for TranscenDanceGroup, whose TDG Holocaust Awareness performance has reached school students throughout the tri-state area. Gabriel has been honored by the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon, & Warren Counties.

Lindsay Jorgensen (Lawrenceville, NJ) received her dance training at Princeton Ballet School. She supplemented her training at summer programs like Miami City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre in New York, and Carolina Ballet, to name a few. After high school, she was a trainee with American Repertory Ballet, where she performed alongside the company. Lindsay graduated summa cum laude with honorable mentions in Dance from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Dance program, double majoring in Dance and English. She performed in school concerts, outreach, and various events including the Ailey Spirit Gala at Lincoln Center (2018). She performed choreography by Alvin Ailey, Karen Arcenaux, Robert Battle, Amy Hall Garner, Gabrielle Lamb, and Chuck Wilt.
Lindsay joined AXCBT last fall for Nutcracker ROCKS. She also apprentices with Buglisi Dance Theatre, where she has performed Jacqulyn Buglisi’s Moss and in weekly Table of Silence Project meditations, used to spread unity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olivia is a professional freelance artist in the NJ/ NYC area and has worked with choreographers including Graham Lustig, Seyong Kim, Colby Damon, Daniel Catanach, and Mari Meade.  Originally from Robbinsville, NJ, Olivia trained with Julie A. Caprio.  She went on to attend The Ailey School and Fordham University, graduating magna cum laude with a BFA in Dance and English (2018).  There, she performed classic works by Alvin Ailey and was selected to perform alongside Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at Lincoln Center (2017).  In 2016, Olivia accepted a contract with Ballet Hispanico’s second company (BHdos) under the direction of Nicholas Villeneuve and Johan Rivera.  She performed repertory by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Talley Beatty, and Eduardo Vilaro at the historic Apollo Theater. Olivia attended summer intensives at BalletX, American Ballet Theater, and Koltun Ballet Academy.  She currently teaches and choreographs for several schools in New Jersey.