An Interview with Broadway Dancer Gillian Abbott

In this episode of Extraordinary Ability! with Candice Ackermann, we welcome Gillian Abbott (she/her/hers), a Canadian-born meditation and movement teacher, actress, Broadway dancer, choreographer, and director. Tune in to this episode as Gillian talks about: Those who have influenced her to pursue a career in the arts Some of the large productions in which she played a starring role The intricacies of her visa application, and the benefit of working with Visa Law Pros How (and why) she has transitioned into teaching and coaching focused on health and wellness Gillian Abbott (she/her/hers) is a Canadian-born meditation and movement teacher, actress, dancer, choreographer, and director. She received her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School, and her MFA in Acting from Columbia University School of the Arts. Some of her performance credits include: "Baby" in the National Broadway tour of Dirty Dancing, featured artist in Cirque du Soleil's Beatles LOVE show, co-star on HBO'S Boardwalk Empire, and member of choreographer Stacey Tookey’s company, Still Motion. She has taught, directed and choreographed in the MFA Acting program at Columbia University, and choreographed the first ever musical at The Juilliard School. Alongside her performance career, she pursued meditation teaching as a way to continue her own healing journey and support others along theirs. For the past six years she has been the in-house meditation teacher for The Protégé Movement. She has also taught meditation at MNDFL, The Juilliard School and recently began a private mindfulness-based coaching practice. Learn more about Gillian Abbott: Website: https://www.gillianabbott.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-abbott-40a6a576/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillianabbott/ About the Extraordinary Ability! Podcast with Candice Ackermann Every episode of Extraordinary Ability! celebrates foreign nationals with extraordinary abilities, who qualify for O1, EB1, NIW Visas. Learn how you may qualify, especially if you have been denied other U.S. Visas. Subscribe to the Extraordinary Ability! podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/extraordinary-ability/id1697169557 Subscribe to the Extraordinary Ability! Video Series on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijeHRSKfbNp_SzX0lEljUj8YEHFec9rZ Connect with Candice Ackermann Website: https://www.visalawpros.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candiceackermann/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisaLawPros Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visalawpros