Company Manager

A local Los Angeles native, Sofia has danced with Invertigo since 2008 and manages the company with Artistic Director, Laura Karlin. She attended UC Santa Cruz and finished her degree at UCLA in Dance/ World Arts and Cultures. Sofia has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as In/Ex Dance Company, Gillian McGinty, Jeremy Hahn, Sarita Moore, Esther Baker-Tarpaga and Kinglsey Irons.  Her passion for travel has led her to dance in many places such as Senegal, Amsterdam, New York, Chile, and Israel.  During her time in Chile she was fortunate to teach as a guest professor in choreography for fall semester at the Universidad Mayor.

For Invertigo, Sofia has performed as a dancer in Revelries and Reveries, Flip Flops and Platforms, Decent of the Docent, and Wrecktangle. She worked as Choreographer's Assistant for Reeling in 2009, and choreographed for Not Quite Love Stories in 2010. She is currently choreographing and dancing for Fun in Limbo May 2011.

As a teacher Sofia works for Invertigo’s Dancing through Parkinson’s Program and has taught for the InvertED program at Inner City Arts. Outside of Invertigo she teaches Pilates and Yoga sessions at a private space in Santa Monica. Her website is: www.sofiaklass.com