Sophie Flack

Sophie Flack (b. 1983, Cambridge, MA) is a performance and visual artist, and member of the New York City Ballet.

Biography

Early life

Born in Cambridge, Mass., in 1983, Sophie Flack began her dance training at age 7 at the Boston Ballet School. She continued her further ballet studies with Jacqueline Cronsberg, and spent summers dancing with the Chautauqua Festival Dancers, and training with Suzanne Farrell at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. At age 14, Ms. Flack was awarded a full scholarship to attend the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. While at SAB, she performed in the school’s lecture demonstrations with Suki Schorer and Jock Soto.

Career

Ms. Flack became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in October 2000, and joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2001. She graduated from Professional Children's School and has been continuing her college studies at Fordham University and LEAP.

In addition to her work in the performance arts, Ms. Flack is also a visual artist, and has been awarded several prizes and honors. Her work has been exhibited at Lincoln Center and is in various private collections. Fact|date=February 2008 She is also a contributor to "The Winger".

References

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/dance/24373/and-all-that-jazz

http://www.nycballet.com/company/personnel/artistic/flack.html