Administrator
sonya@movinghistorytogether.org

Sonya joined Moving History in 2020. She is an Indian classical dancer, born and raised in Queens, NYC and now based in Tampa, FL since 2019. The authentic preservation and sharing of cultural arts is a passion of hers, she enjoys learning about performing arts traditions from all around the world. She graduated from Hunter College with a BA in Anthropology and is currently a graduate student in Anthropology at Harvard University’s Extension School. Her academic interests include dance, biology, and folkore.

In 2012, Sonya was an Anthropology Intern in Asian Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History, assisting in the labeling of Asian performing arts collections. Sonya also has an AAS in Visual Presentation & Exhibition Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Sonya was a CUNY Dance Major for 2 years, where she studied Ballet, Jazz, & Modern, took workshops with Alvin Ailey dancers and Robert Battle, and additional dance classes in Musical Theater, Hip Hop, and Afro-Cuban. In 2023 on a scholarship, she completed a certificate from NYU | Tisch x Backstage in Performing Arts Industry Essentials.

Sonya has performed in the USA, Canada, and India. From 2007-2019, she worked as a dance teacher and company dancer for two award-winning Indian dance companies in NYC. For the past 15 years, she has choreographed and taught various styles of Indian dance (classical, folk, & cinematic) to children and adults. She often serves as a production assistant and dance captain for her Guru’s nonprofit productions in NY.