Sophia Shahani is originally from Southern California and grew up training in many dance styles other than ballet, such as contemporary, jazz, tap, and ballroom. She most recently finished her second season with Milwaukee Ballet II. While dancing there, she was honored to dance alongside the Corps de Ballet of Michael Pink’s Swan Lake, Peter Pan, Dracula, and The Nutcracker. Sophia also danced with the Texas Ballet Theater for two years before joining Joffrey Ballet in Chicago as a Trainee. While at Joffrey, she had wonderful opportunities to dance in the Corps of Snow and Waltz (Fair Visitors) in their Nutcracker, Seguidillas, and Dryads in Don Quixote, and also join the cast of the world premiere of Rita Finds Home!