Sofia Pollini

Sofia Pollini

  • Born in the Netherlands, grew up in England, Italian and American citizen 
  • Trained professionally as a ballet dancer for 3 years in Scotland 
  • Toured with a Scottish ballet company performing in Giselle, Nutcracker and Swan Lake
  • Trained and Certified as a Ballet teacher with Royal Academy of Dance, London
  • Degree in Ballet Performance from the University of Bath, United Kingdom
  • Finalist in 2019 Scottish Youth Ballet Grand Prix 
  • Soloist with the English Youth Ballet, performing in the Sleeping Beauty 
  • Attended Summer Intensives at English National Ballet, Central School of Ballet, Ballet West
  • Attended twice-yearly workshops with principals at the Royal Ballet, London. 

Dance quote: ‘Non posso, ho danza’ – This Italian phrase translates to ‘I can’t, I have dance class.’ (When dance is your passion, it is always your number one priority!)