Sofia Justo – Instructor

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Sofia Justo has danced with DanceArts Greenville for 16 years. She was an original DanceArts Youth Company dancer for 6 years and participated in the YAGP competition for three seasons. Sofia graduated from Greenville Senior High School and the Fine Arts Center under the direction of Jan Woodward and Gina Buntz. At FAC, she was the President of the National Honor Society Dance Association and her choreography, “Breakaway” was presented in FAC Spring Showcase 2019.

Sofia is a Junior at University of South Carolina as a Dance Education major under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Millings and is a member of University of South Carolina Dance Company performing in such works as Anthony Tudor’s Fandango and José Limón A Choreographic Offering Sofia has worked with a variety of dance masters across the US. such as Alonzo King, Dwight Rhoden, Laszlo Berdo, Mark Diamond, Patricia McBride, and more. She especially enjoyed her 4 week intensive in San Francisco with Alonzo King Lines Ballet. Her favorite show she performed with Carolina Ballet Theatre was Snow White as “Twitchy” the Dwarf.

Her favorite piece to perform was Merceditas from the ballet Tangofusion by Hernan Justo. This will mark Sofia’s 16th Nutcracker with Carolina Ballet Theatre.