Sophia Davis

 

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sophia Irene Davis began her training with The Rock School of Dance Education before joining Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet) in the reopening of their school in 2012 under the direction of Roy Kaiser and Kyra Nichols. While at Pennsylvania ballet Sophia attended summer intensives including The School of American Ballet and Miami City Ballet. In 2016, Ms. Davis joined the Pre-Professional II division with Miami City Ballet under the direction of Lourdes Lopez and Arantxa Ochoa in 2015 -2019 and performed George Balanchine's Raymonda Variations (5th variation) and Serenade in the school productions.  Continuing her training and education, Ms. Davis earned a Bachelor of Science in Ballet Performance and Outside Field in Kinesiology from Indiana University (IU), Jacobs School of Music. While at IU, Ms. Davis received training from Sarah Wroth, Kyra Nichols, Sasha Janes, Michael Vernon, and Christian Claessens. During her time with IU Ballet Theater, she had the opportunity to perform in several pieces including George Balanchine ballets: Valse Fantaisie,Serenade, and Donizetti Variations. Ms. Davis also had the privilege to perform in three World Premiere ballets including Jupiter Number 5 by Gianna Reisen, 19 by Sasha Janes, and Autumnsongs by Christian Claessens. Some of her favorite memories on stage include Justin Peck's Heatscape and Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s Swan Lake.