Gianni Howell

Dancer · Choreographer · Educator · Creative Producer

Stage,
studio,and the table.

Seven years inside a Cirque du Soleil show taught me what holds up under a thousand people a night. I spend my days handing that to the next dancer.

Gianni teaching on a convention stage
Performance
7 years, Cirque du Soleil
The Beatles LOVE
Academia
Assistant Professor of Practice,
UA School of Dance
Adjudication
10+ years judging
Revel & Tremaine
Studio
Founder,
Greater Heights Creative
Gianni directing dancers on stage
In rehearsal · photo Taylor Noel
Gianni coaching from the wings

About

My journey has never followed a straight line.

It started with performance, growing into a career that moved through stages, studios, and creative spaces around the world. Over time, that path expanded beyond the stage into directing, producing, and building ideas from the ground up.

Today, my work lives at the intersection of art and connection. Whether I'm in a studio, a classroom, or behind a camera, the focus stays the same: creating work that feels intentional, human, and lasting.

I believe the strongest work comes from understanding people — how they move, how they think, and how they want to be seen. That's where everything begins.

My story
Gianni on a convention stage Gianni watching a dancer work a phrase Gianni teaching on a convention stage

Select works

Choreography
on film.

Concert works set on university and company dancers.

DATA

Disco's Revenge

Layers of Becoming

Services

What I can do
for your dancers.

Pick the one you need. Most studios end up using two.

Gianni teaching a convention class
Gianni judging at Revel Dance Convention
Gianni mid-jump on the convention floor

Selected credits

Where the work
has been.

Stage, screen, and the front of a lot of classrooms.

Gianni on stage
Cirque du Soleil, The Beatles LOVE7 seasons
Odyssey Dance TheatreLas Vegas
Nevada Ballet TheatreLas Vegas
Carrie Underwood · Foster the PeopleCommercial
University of Arizona School of DancePresent
Revel & TremainePresent
Arizona Jazz Dance ShowcaseAnnual

Full credits, teaching history, and case studies live on the about page.

Creative producer seeking to enhance the identities, expressions, and auras of people.

Booking

Let's get
a date on it.

  • Private trainingBy the hour
  • Solo & group choreographyAll styles
  • Master classes & intensivesYour studio
  • Competitions & conventionsJudge + faculty
  • Judges Review video critiqueRemote

Tucson · Las Vegas · Nationwide