testimonial

For over 10 years, Sophie has been someone I’ve learned to be vulnerable with — and somehow, also someone who made that vulnerability feel safe.
I found Sophie’s classes at a moment when I was on the edge of quitting dance altogether. And somehow, everything shifted. Not just my relationship to dance, but my understanding of what it could be.
There’s this idea that dance spaces are toxic, especially when you start taking it seriously. And I’ve seen that too. But with Sophie, it was never like that. She created a space where you’re constantly pushed — but never in a way that shuts you down. It’s more like an invitation to go further, to risk more, to stay with the uncomfortable just a little longer.
And that’s actually the hardest part. Allowing yourself to be playful, to be exposed, to not just “do” choreography, but to make it your own. To let go of what you think it should look like and actually listen to your body.
That kind of trust doesn’t come easy.  Sophie gave me the space to even begin that process — without paralyzing fear, without judgment, without feeling like I have to protect myself.
I don’t think I would have found that kind of relationship to dance — or to myself — without her and her classes.

By Lia, dancer & student for over a decade