Sophia Nanni
Sunny Isles Beach,Florida
Summary
- The Nutcracker (2011-2018)
- Nutcracker's “Arabian” Solo Variation, Choreography Janna Kirova, 2017 (KBA)
- Le Corsaire Odalisque Variations, 2018 (KBA)
- “Dying Swan” Variation, 2018 (KBA)
- The Sleeping Beauty, 2018 (The Art of Classical Ballet); 1st Fairy Variation
- “Wolf Beats” Jazz Choreography, 2018 (KBA)
- “Mad World” Contemporary Choreography by Carlos Torres, 2018 (KBA)
- “Concerto #3” Choreography by Gabriel Lorena, 2019 (MCBS)
- “La Campanella” Choreography by Sophia Nanni, June 2021 (MCBS); Self-work featuring dancers Tuscany Branwell, Ava Desiderio, Taylor Berwick, and Nadia Primer
- “Western Symphony” Choreography by George Balanchine, 2022 (MCBS); Performed 1st movement core and 3rd movement finale
- “Tarantella” Choreography by Nancy Woods, 2022 (TWSB)
- “Sobre la Arena (Alegrias)” Choreography by Edwin Aparicio, 2022 (TWSB); Flamenco Piece
- "Mouvement Joyeux" Choreography by Durante Verzola, 2023 (MCBS); Second movement
- "Rita Finds Home" Choreography by Amy Hall Garner, February - March 2023 (MCBS); Ballet for Young Arts, performed in the core piece of Ensemble, Buildings, and the solo role Fountain danced on pointe
- "Summer Montagne" by student choreographer, Leslie Parada, 5/16/2023 (MCBS); Duet Piece
- The Four Temperaments Choreography by George Balanchine, 6/2/23 - 6/4/23 (MCBS); Phlegmatic Core
- "Ballet De Cour" Choreograghy by Durante Verzola, 6/2/23 & 6/3/23 (MCBS)
- "We Are Infinite!" Choreography by Margarita Armas 6/2/23 - 6/4/23 (MCBS); Main Pas de Deux
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Miami City Ballet School - (Pre-Professional II)
Artistic Director, Arantxa Ochoa
Miami Beach, FL
11.2018 - Current
- Awarded Partial and Full Scholarships from 2018- Present
- Trained in versatile styles, including Balanchine.
- Developed and honed artistic skills including strength, coordination, and fluidity.
- Cleaned and perfected ballet technique through classes held 6x per week.
Kirova Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Janna Kirova
Hallandale, FL
03.2016 - 10.2018
- Trained in strict Vaganova method.
- Refined and strengthened pointe technique.
- Performed and learned various classical variations.
- Exposed to other styles of movement, including contemporary and jazz.
Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet
Artistic Director, Vladimir Issaev
North Miami Beach, FL
01.2011 - 01.2016
- First learned and worked with the Vaganova method.
- Collected stage experience with performances held 4x per year.
- First introduced to Flamenco and classical Spanish dancing.
Education
Pembroke Ballet
Pembroke Pines, FLThe Art of Classical Ballet
Pompano Beach, FLMiami City Ballet School
Miami Beach, FLThe Washington School of Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 Personal Information
Age: 19
Date of Birth: 01/20/2005
Height: 5'8 (172 cm)
Present Teachers
Lourdes Lopez (Artistic Director), Arantxa Ochoa (School Artistic), Roma Sosenko, Joan Latham, Arnold Quintane, Tricia Albertson, Renato Penteado, Alexander Iziliaev, Leslie Young Chen, Maribel Modrono, Durante Verzola, Kareen Camargo
Company Experience
"The Nutcracker" Choreographed by George Balanchine, 12/8/23-12/30/23 (Miami City Ballet); Performing Flowers corps and Hot Chocolate corps
Upcoming Performances
-"Firebird" Choreographed by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, 2/3/24-2/18/24 (Miami City Ballet); Performing Monsters (corps)
-"Swan Lake" Choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, 4/18/24-5/12/24 (Miami City Ballet); Performing 24 swan (corps) and Hungarian(corps)
Education
Miami Dade College (Online)- Associate in Arts Degree; 9/4/23- Current
Timeline
Miami City Ballet School - (Pre-Professional II)
Artistic Director, Arantxa Ochoa
11.2018 - Current
Kirova Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Janna Kirova
03.2016 - 10.2018
Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet
Artistic Director, Vladimir Issaev
01.2011 - 01.2016
Pembroke Ballet
The Art of Classical Ballet
Miami City Ballet School
The Washington School of Ballet
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