Gabriele Klein (born 1957) is a sociologist, dance theorist and professor at the University of Hamburg.
From 1977 to 1987 Gabriele Klein studied Sociology, History, Sports Sciences, Contemporary Dance and Education at the Universities of Bielefeld, Bochum and Essen, as well as at the Amsterdam School of the Arts (Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten).
Since 2022 she also holds the professorship for ballet and dance (Hans van Manen Chair) at the University of Amsterdam.
Since 1994 she has been the head of various research projects and has appeared as organizer of numerous national and international academic events.
Gabriele Klein considers dance figurations to be a special manner of social interaction.