Sophia Bernardo is a 23-year-old dancer from Huntington Beach, California. She is a current company member with FUSE Dance company, based in Orange County, and Nancy Evans Dance Theater, based in Pasadena.

She has trained in many styles of dance including Ballet, Modern, and Contemporary, and most recently trained at California State University, Fullerton where received two degrees, one being a BA in Dance as well as a BA in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations. While at California State University, Fullerton she was able to learn about many styles of modern including Graham, Limón, Horton, and Dunham. In previous years Sophia Bernardo trained at Huntington Academy of Dance where she focused on Cecchetti Ballet and Contemporary movement.

She has been to many summer intensives and workshops including a 3-week long workshop at SUNY Purchase in New York for the Doug Varone and Dancers summer workshop. She has also taken the Backhaus summer intensive, two summers in a row, as well as the Cecchetti summer intensive two summers in a row.

She has performed works from Doug Varone, Jamila Glass, Brad Beakes, Yoshito Sakaruba, Michael-Nickerson Rossi, Clarence Brookes, Stephanie Liapis, Nancy Evans Doede, Courtney Ozovek, and Meg Mandorin.

She has had the opportunity to perform at the American College Dance Association, Palm Springs International Dance Festival, SoCal Dance and Choreography Festival, Reborn Dance Festival, Elder Star Art Gallery, Red Rocks Dance Festival, and Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival.

She has also had the opportunity of co-choreographing a piece titled “Lavanertia” which has been performed at California State University, Fullerton’s Fall Dance Concert, the American College Dance Association, the California Dance Educators Association, and DUMBO Dance Festival in Brooklyn, New York.