Sophia Paul is a graduate of Mercyhurst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Performance. She began her training in 1985 at Virginia Ballet Company and School with Oleg Tupine and Tatiana Rousseau under the Russian Syllabus. As a student at Virginia Ballet Company she was selected to perform in Russia for the centennial celebration of the city of Novgorod. Her training continued at Summer Intensive Programs and Master Classes in Dayton, Ohio with Ballet Met, and in New York City with the American Ballet Theater and Joffrey Ballet, and as a student of Yehuda Maor. She has performed principal roles in full length productions of Alice in Wonderland, les Sylphides, Coppelia, Giselle, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. While at Mercyhurst College her repertoire expanded to include Raymonda, Paquita, Cinderella, Carmen, and Serenade. In 2002 Sophia was selected as an intern at Northern Ballet Theatre and joined the company following her graduation. She has performed with Northern Ballet Theatre for three years as well as serving as the Children's Education Program Director. We are thrilled to have her a part of our DNE family...