Sophia Pfitzenmaier | Dancer

Sophia was born and raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida. She received her fundamental training in ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, contemporary, tap and musical theater. Over the summers she ventured to prestigious pre-professional programs including Miami City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, MODAS Dance, Pre-Professional Dancer’s Institute, Opus Ballet, and Perry-Mansfield PDI with Limón Dance Company. Through those she trained with Dante Puleio, Lalya Amis, Robert Moses, and Francisco Gella. Sophia graduated from Florida State University with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Social Entrepreneurship. She is now pursuing her Masters degree in Creative Arts Entrepreneurship. She trained under Anjali Austin, Caleb Mitchell, Kara Wiles, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Tim Glenn, Ilana Goldman, and Tiffany Rhynard. While at FSU she performed in over seven performances and debuted her first choreographic work titled “i CAN’t do this”. Sophia also took part in both Dance in Paris and Arts in NYC programs. Sophia joined Dance NOW! Miami in 2024.