Katie Sopoci holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; a BA in Theatre/Dance and a Minor in Vocal Performance from Luther College; and a Graduate Certification in Laban Movement Analysis at Columbia College of Chicago. Katie taught dance and theory courses as an Adjunct Faculty member at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI and held a teaching position through Wild Space Dance Co. at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI until she and her new husband moved to The Sunshine State where she became an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Miami Dade College-Kendall, Miami Dade College-Wolfson and Nova Southeastern University. She has taught college-level classes in Modern Dance, Laban Movement Analysis, Ballet, Jazz, Improvisation, Composition, and Music Theater History. She has also choreographed extensively for each of these institutions including Broward College, Davie FL. Her professional dancing and choreographic career has included 5 seasons with Rosy Simas Danse, 4 seasons with Wild Space Dance Company, 2 seasons with Your Mother Dances, and 3 seasons with Momentum Dance Company. Guest appearences include Vox Medusa, Soft Eyed Co., The Minnesota Opera, a performer and choreographer for the Florentine Opera’s international debut of Handel’s Semele, and performer for Brazz Dance's world premier of excerpts from Cordell at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. Katie has presented her own work in Milwaukee at Danceworks Studio Theater, the Milwaukee Art Museum, The Historic Turner Hall and on Wild Space Dance Company's 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 seasons; in Minneapolis at the Southern Theater in conjunction with the 2007 and 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festivals; and in Miami on Momentum Dance Company's 2011-2012 season.
Within her new life in Illinois, Katie is searching for the right company and college to suit her talents and abilities. She spends her free time exploring the local flora and fauna with her husband. They both adore bird-watching and are aspiring naturalists. Katie’s choreography and writing arise from her explorations and focus on her fascination with the idiosyncrasies of daily life and the flights of fancy that arise from ordinary inspirations. Nothing in life is so simple that it cannot invoke myriad dreams.
Within her new life in Illinois, Katie is searching for the right company and college to suit her talents and abilities. She spends her free time exploring the local flora and fauna with her husband. They both adore bird-watching and are aspiring naturalists. Katie’s choreography and writing arise from her explorations and focus on her fascination with the idiosyncrasies of daily life and the flights of fancy that arise from ordinary inspirations. Nothing in life is so simple that it cannot invoke myriad dreams.
