About Sophie

Sophie has always loved to be constantly moving and due to this started ballet classes aged 3. Sophie quickly progressed through genres and grades taking her to her Advanced 2 tap exam by the age of 14!

It was very clear from an early age that Sophie had great technical ability, natural musicality and a brain that absorbed movement at an incredibly fast pace.  She could recall anything she had taken part in or just observed whenever needed. This meant that Sophie was able to ‘teach’ from being about 11 years old and was always called on to recall syllabus material or routines learned in class when teachers may have lost track or needed a quick recap.

Sophie attended a vocational dance college from aged 15, graduating 3 years later with her level 6 diploma in professional dance.

During her time in dance education Sophie would have long days of dance training followed by evenings and weekends of assisting teachers or in fact instructing classes herself.

She toured annually with the colleges touring company, took part in various and numerous competitions both as a dancer and choreographer, received awards and regularly performed in productions.

Sophie left college and continued to work in a teaching role, this was when she was introduced to Pilates.

Due to mental health issues related to Autism and sensory processing disorder Sophie decided to try Pilates as a way to destress, she was quickly hooked.

As usual for Sophie she took to Pilates with ease and it enabled her to use her years of dance training and movement experience in a very positive way leading to her first qualification in Pilates.

From then Sophie went into Pilates training on a more serious level leading to qualification after qualification.

During the first COVID lockdown in 2020 Sophie began teaching classes online from her home studio while developing her ideas for a boutique studio. Finally finding a suitable building in Chester and eventually opening on 28th December 2021. 

Sophies teaching style is to quietly motivate and ensure her students/clients get the best possible training and outcomes from working with her in a welcoming comfortable environment. Always tailoring for individual needs, maintaining and promoting strong, correct technique.