Life in Motion

© Alina Smit


As a dancer with classical and contemporary background, skater, and aerialist, the artist first engaged with sports at age 5 through artistic roller skating. Jess Gardolin embarked on an athletic career, eventually becoming a national champion. Pursuing her passion for the arts, she attended the Dance School Teatro Guaíra and earned her bachelor’s degree in Dance at the Faculdade de Artes do Paraná. From Brazil to world tours, she has collaborated in dance productions, physical theater, musicals, acrobatic theater, videos, and operas such as Homem Vertente, Wicked, Burlesque Paris 6, Companhia Rudá, Compagnia Finzi Pasca, StaatsOper Hamburg, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Bühnen Bern, Teatro Sociale Bellinzona, the collective A Movement of Humans, and more. In 2022, she won the dance battle Ubuntu Connection Leipzig.

Since 2021, she has also been active as a choreographer for various shows and video productions, including Via Coflussa, Light, and Minotauro.

Dance Awards
  • 🥇2022: Winner team – Ubuntu Connection dance battle, Euroscene – Leipzig. DE
  • 🥉2013: 3rd place – Giselle, classical ballet, ensemble – Festival de Dança de Joinville. BR
  • 🥇2007: 1st place – Kitri Variation, ballet Don Quixote, junior. RV Festival de Dança – Curitiba. BR
  • 🥇2007: 1st place – Kitri Variation, ballet Don Quixote, senior. Dança Ribeirão. BR
  • 🥈2007: 2nd place – Kitri Variation, ballet Don Quixote, junior. RV Festival de Dança-São Paulo. BR
Roller Skating Awards
  • Brazilian Nationals Championships:
  • 🥇1999: 1st place – free program class E. Brazil Open Tournament – Santos
  • 🥇2000: 1st place – Dance program Class “C” – Santos
  • 🥈2003: 2nd place – Creative Dance – Junior – Santos
  • 🥇2003: 1st place – Creative dance. National tournament – Itajaí
  • 🥉2003: 3rd place – Free program. National tournament – Itajaí
  • Regionals (Santa Catarina):
  • 🥇1999: 1st place – free – dente de leite – Rio do Sul
  • 🥇1999: 1st place – creative dance – Rio do Sul
  • 🥈2000: 2nd place – creative dance – Itajaí
  • 🥈2000: 2nd place – free programm – Itajaí
  • 🥉2001: 3rd place – free programm – Itajaí
  • 🥇2002: 1st place – free programm – Itajaí
  • 🥇2002: 1st place – creative dance – Itajaí
  • 🥇2003: 1st place – creative dance – Itajaí
  • 🥈2003: 2nd place – free programm – Itajaí
  • 🥇2004: 1st place – free programm – category 2 (Open games SC) – Indaial
  • 🥇2012: 1st place – free dance – Rio do Sul
  • 🥇2012: 1st place – mini show group – Rio do Sul
  • 🥈2012: 2nd place – free individual – Rio do Sul
  • National Festival of shows:
  • 🥇2004: 1st place – solo, senior – Indaial
  • 🥇2004: 1st place – duo, junior – Indaial
  • 2004: best costume design – Indaial
  • Regional Festival of shows:
  • 🥇2003: 1st place – solo junior – Indaial
  • 🥈2003: 2nd place – duo Junior – Indaial
  • 🥇2004: 1st place – solo senior – Indaial
  • 🥇2004: 1st place – duo junior – Indaial
  • 2004: best costume design – Indaial

26x Awards