Sophia Eliana has studied contemporary, improvisation, Afro-Latin-Jazz, pom, hip-hop, studio jazz, ballet, acrobatics, heels, modern, capoeira, and street dance, learning from instructors Dianne Lyle, Tatum May, Maryann DeAngelis, Laurel Weingand, Reynaa Estevez, Clara Barbera, Cameron McKinney, and Dani Robbins. Sophia Eliana’s teaching background began as a dance assistant for Dianne Lyle's Afro-Latin-Jazz classes in Pacific Grove, California.

Her dedication to teaching spans both adult and children's classes. As an instructor with Future Hearts, Minds & Dreamers, Next Generation Dance Alliance, Creative Dance Kids, and Conners Emerson School, she has taught K-12 contemporary-jazz fusion, Pre-K ballet, K-5 hip-hop, and K-5 yoga. For adults, she has led adult contemporary, barefoot burlesque, and “Plants & Dance” at various movement spaces, including Denver Dance Center, Next Generation Dance Alliance, Petals & Pages, Harmonist Sanctuary, and Joy Movement Collective.

Cultivating spaces of patience, empowerment, and inclusivity form the core of Sophia Eliana’s teaching philosophy. Sophia Eliana's performance career highlights include her time as a dance soloist in Berklee a Les Arts: A propósito de Elektra in Valencia, Spain, directed by Magdalini Giannikou and Clara Barbera and collaborations with Dani Robbins in dance-theatre work, "PLAYFIGHT." Sophia Eliana has had the pleasure of performing Dani Robbins' company works at various venues, including Engine Biddeford, PortFringe in Portland, ME, NACHMO in Boston, MA, and the Reykjavík Fringe Festival in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Catch a dance class:

“Plants & Dance” at Harmonist Sanctuary in Denver, CO every first Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:15 PM.

“Barefoot Burlesque” every April Tuesdays at Joy Movement Collective from 7:30 - 8:45 PM.