Based in North Jersey
Dance is for everyone. All ages, shapes, sizes, races, genders. It unites us, and it feeds your body, mind and soul.
Instructor
One on one, with your partner, or with your whole crew. Total beginner to competition-ready, I meet you exactly where your feet are today.
Choreographer
A first dance that feels like you. A solo that gets you the callback. A court routine the whole room remembers. We build it together, one count at a time.
Coach
I went through the BFA audition circuit myself. If you are serious about technique, college programs or a competitive edge, I will push you with honesty and a plan.
Dancer
Sometimes you do not need a lesson, you need the energy. I perform, I get the room moving, and I make sure nobody is left sitting down.
Stage, classroom and solo practice. A few counts of the energy she brings into every lesson.
Gliding across the floor at a holiday ballroom competition.
Nearly ten years of training, one goal: getting you moving with confidence.
I grew up dancing in New Jersey, and I still can't imagine doing anything else. I earned my BFA in Dance from Montclair State University, then kept training everywhere I could: intensives with Ballet Hispanico and Marymount Manhattan, workshops abroad in Barcelona, ballroom competitions in Chicago, Vegas and DC. I've performed in professional concert and commercial works.
Here's why that matters to you: I've been the total beginner in the room, and I've been the one competing on stage. I know what it takes to get from one to the other, and I know how to meet you exactly where you are.
Whatever brought you here, your first dance as newlyweds, a quinceañera you want to nail, a college audition, or simply wanting to move without feeling silly, I've built the training to guide you there. Latin and Afro rhythms, ballroom, contemporary, hip hop: I speak all of them, so your lesson gets built around you, not the other way around.
"Dance is for everyone: every age, shape, size, race and gender. It unites us, builds confidence and connects us on the dance floor. When movement meets music, you find a way to express, release and feed your body, mind and soul." Gabby Meza
I teach out of Ady Art Center in Livingston and Broadway Bound in Lyndhurst, and I'd love to have you in the room.
The styles I teach, from the barre to the dance floor.
How it works, from your first message to your first count.
Two minutes, no commitment. Tell me what you want to learn, when you need it, and when you are free.
No assistant, no form-letter reply. I call you myself, at the time you pick, and we figure out the right plan together.
Gabby calls you herselfWe meet at the studio and dance. You will leave knowing the next steps, literally.
Livingston, NJ
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Tell me what you would like to learn and when you are free. No pressure, no sales script, just the start of a real conversation about what you want and how we get there.
Your inquiry is with Gabby. She will reach out soon to set up your first conversation.
Questions before then? grooveswithgabby@gmail.com