Gabrielle Mengden is from Houston, Texas, where they trained at Allegro West Academy of Dance and later on scholarship at Houston Ballet Academy and Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. In 2015, they performed at the International Ballet Festival of Havana and won awards from Youth America Grand Prix and NYCDA. Mengden joined Oklahoma City Ballet’s Studio Company in 2018 and quickly advanced to Soloist. Their repertoire includes classical, neo-classical, contemporary, and modern works, and they continue to expand their artistic range with Oklahoma City Ballet.