BIOGRAPHY
Funmi Sofola is a multifaceted NYC-based dancer originally from Seattle, WA. She is an alumna
of Jacob’s Pillow, YoungArts, Dance Lab New York, and Pace University, where she earned a
BFA in Commercial Dance and a Minor in Arts and Entertainment Management. She has worked
with renowned artists and companies including Ayodele Casel, Brinae Ali, Caleb Teicher,
Dormeshia, Jared Grimes, Lisa LaTouche, Marshall Davis Jr., Elements of Sound, and SOLE
Defined. Her stage credits include New York City Center (Encores! Jelly's Last Jam), The Joyce
Theater (BZZZ, Ayodele Casel: THE REMIX), American Repertory Theater (Diary of a Tap
Dancer), and The Apollo Theater (Baby Laurence Legacy Project). As a choreographer, she has
presented work at the Young Choreographer’s Festival, the Ladies in the Shoe Tap Conference,
and has created a commission for Pace University’s FTVC program. Funmi is inspired by music,
cuisine, Kurzgesagt videos, and all that brings her joy.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This class is intended to welcome, encourage, and support your exploration of the art form. With
a foundation of tap technique and musicality, we will begin with a warm-up that prepares for
center rudiments and across-the-floor exercises. In addition to fundamental techniques, a short
piece of choreography or introductory elements of improvisation may be visited that will allow
for the tools learned throughout the class to be put into practice. The class will be led with a
goal/theme in mind but will ultimately follow the needs of the students as we explore.