Miss Sonia began her classical ballet training at age of 3 and has trained under professionals at: Dance West Academy, Ballet Academy of Fort Worth, & the Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts Conservatory Program where she was also a teacher’s assistant and was first introduced to PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique) & plyometrics for strength training. Miss Sonia also trained directly under Ms. Angela McGarity (AMA Dance Academy), Ms. Ashlie Anderson (State Street, A Step Above Dance Academy, & Fox Valley Ballet Company). Miss Sonia is a certified Level III PBT instructor who is currently training and teaching at Plainfield Dance Academy under Mr. Altin Naska. Miss Sonia’s performance history includes dance recitals and several roles in The Fox Valley Ballet Nutcracker (2017, 2018, 2019 & 2024) along with her debut musical performance as in Peter Searby’s original musical “Lost Boy”, a Peter Pan story (2024). Miss Sonia served as co-dance & music instructor for Riverside’s former Studio program with her sister Miss Ana (2022-2025) & continues in that role with the House of Bethany program for girls.