Sophie Addie
Twin Cities Ballet Of Minnesota
Lakeville,MN
1
Certification
23
years of professional experience
Dynamic dance instructor with a strong focus on effective lesson planning, individualized instruction, and student evaluation. Committed to fostering student growth through engaging choreography and organized performances. Love for fitness. Looking to build a fitness business to help people reach their personal wellness goals.
Work History
Dance and PBT Instructor/Coach/Choreographer
19 Years 1 Month- Collaborated in designing structured progressive ballet curriculum for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers.
- Provided ballet instruction to beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers focusing on technical development and performance artistry.
- Designed lesson plans that focused on improving dancers technique and performance growth.
- Developed cross-training programs using Pilates and PBT exercises tailored to dancers' needs and injury prevention.
- Guided dancers in flexibility training to help improve range of motion, mobility, and prevent injury.
- Tracked dancers progress to make sure they kept on track and helped the ones who needed more assistance.
- Ran assessments on dancers to give them feedback on their strengths and weakness, and areas they need to improve in.
- Worked one-on-one with dancers to help give them individual attention on their needs and goals.
- Developed individual conditioning/flexibility plans for dancers to help train the weaker muscles to boost their technique, confidence, and performance abilities.
- Prepared and coached individual dancers and large ensembles for YAGP competitions
- Coached dancers into YAGP top 12 and top 24.
- Choreographed original and restage classical ballet ensembles for recitals.
Master Teacher/Choreographer
23 Years- Planned and organized weekly company ballet classes to support ongoing training and performance readiness.
- Developed weekly cross-training classes to target areas of weakness and reduce injury risk for company members.
- Led rehearsal sessions with students and company members, teaching them choreography and ensuring performance readiness.
- Contributed to choreography creation for productions such as Minnesota Nutcracker.
- Assisted with staging large ballet productions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Skills
Classroom management
Student evaluation
Curriculum development
Group and individual instruction
Collaborative team player
Adaptable teaching approach
Individualized instruction strategies
Class instruction
Instructional planning and design
Schedule management
Team collaboration
Certification
- CPT - Certified NASM Personal Trainer February 2026
- Progressing Ballet Technique August 2016
- CPR Certified January 2026
Timeline
Dance and PBT Instructor/Coach/Choreographer
Ballet Royale Minnesota
09.2007 - CurrentRead More
Master Teacher/Choreographer
Twin Cities Ballet Of Minnesota
10.2003 - CurrentRead More
University of St. Thomas
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
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